Educated daughters vs strong daughters: The difference
Indian government, Indian law, and pro-female organizations in that land talk about increasing education of girls and women. I get very amused at this ineffective and useless propoganda that does nothing great to help the girl child and women. This is because most women even if educated are unable to continue work, career or do entrepreneurship because their parents or in-laws or community will not allow them. So it means educate them for namesake and then make them stagnant to do caring and cooking jobs at home. In short, educate them and again throw them in the same gutter or furnace as before. Education gives them no financial independence, no autonomy, no freedom to decide for self or children. Then what is the role of education for them? Nothing.
I pity the parents who think that educating a daughter makes them finish their duty towards her. They continue to rear her as a cow or sheep. The net result is an educated women with no respect or autonomy and no space of her own. This can lead to depression in her and difficulties for her children.
I am proud to say that I had a great father who not only educated me but also made me strong to face the world. He never made me meek. He stood always for me. That's the difference. Parents need to educate their daughters but also aim to make them strong and independent. They need not compromise with anyone on it.
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| Strong daughters is the need of the hour |
So an educated daughter is not always strong but a strong daughter whether educated or not is a must. I don't imply physical strength but I mean mental strength and emotional strength. No human being can be strong enough to fight the world alone physically. What they show in movies is a myth and fake. But mental and emotional strength is possible and a girl and women can have it only with supportive parents and good upbringing. Society needs to change their thinking and not look down at women but look up at her with open mind. Remove the restricted and wrong thinking. Do away with wrong culture, mythology and patriarchy. This will benefit all and reduce domestic violence, female exploitation and unhappiness drastically.

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