WOMEN OF KERALA ARE WELL-EDUCATED & HAVE MADE MANY SUCCESS STORIES.
BUT ARE THEY WELL-RESPECTED FOR THE MULTISKILLS THEY ARE BLESSED WITH?
(WOMEN’S DAY REFLECTIONS)
08 MAR 26.
“Each time a woman stands up for herself, she stands up for all women”
Kerala can be proud of enhancing the quality of life of thousands of women. Our nurses have excelled in their noble field in many progressive nations upholding the reputation of India and send millions of dollars to india. Kerala also has imparted good education for the girl student and helped thousands of women to explore their opportunities abroad.
However,
on this Women’s Day, in retrospect, Kerala’s women face a multitude of harsh realities. Physical assaults, baseless allegations based on dogmatic beliefs and prejudices, and collective attacks persist in this male-dominated society.
Today, when AI, Robotics and space exploration are but realities in other parts of the world, women are deprived of their rights and they are sidelined by various authorities for reasons best known to this society. These are sheer facts which cannot be ignored.
Regressive values dictate how women should dress, whom to marry, and on how to walk and talk in a society. Men of almost all religions seem to control the lives of women, and institutions often uphold patriarchal norms. Dogmatic religions, the so-called “progressive” political parties, and authorities frequently prioritize men’s interests over women’s safety. It is high time men recognized women’s autonomy. They are after all human beings, capable of making their own choices.
Let us empower Kerala’s women to live freely, making their own decisions and shaping their own destiny. It is high time women liberated from exploitation of any kind, started breathing free air and enjoy the opportunity to stand on their own feet, while fulfilling their duties as adults, as wives and mothers. In addition, women who are employed are destined to shoulder additional responsibilities at their work place. Empathising with them is the least others can do.
Women’s realization alone that they have every right as men to enjoy themselves will improve the destiny of the mighty women.
Let women come to the fore to uphold their inalienable human rights today when they are multiskilled and strong enough to face challenges aplenty in their lives. Let there be gender equality challenging all religious dogmas to materialise all these basic needs of women.
G john
B-GHUD Academy
Mavelikara
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