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Educated daughters vs strong daughters: The difference

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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 ca...
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Unhealthy Indian society and it's implications

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 Health of Society is equally important as that of an individual. But outdated cultures and negative mindsets of people can affect the society's health and cause it to deteriorate. Take for instance, the love and worship of a male child in Indian society worldwide. This has not changed over the years despite laws being laid for gender equality under British colonial rule as well as self-rule.  Love and worship of male children In the regressive Indian culture, male child is valued while female children and women are just taken as a symbol of sex and reproduction. Despite women of today pursuing higher education and taking up important roles in the society and workforce, nothing substantial has changed for them at the home front.  Read here: How human milk banks in India are exploiting women in the name of nobility? Besides, such independent women in India are a minimum and cannot put forth their points assertively. And at home, they still continue to follow culture laid g...
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Impact of COVID-19 on gender equality and proportion of unpaid work by women!

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 The coronavirus pandemic has worsened the state of women as regards the home chores. Prior to the pandemic, the women in the world were giving three times more time at home than men. But now with the pandemic, this has doubled and many women may not even report for work again in the future. Besides, the UN feels that whatever good impact their measures had taken in the last 25 years towards gender equality has been completely wiped out by the current pandemic!  The UN and gender equality The UN Women has been taking great steps and efforts for gender equality in the world. They attempt to see to it that females in the world get equal opportunities for work outside their homes and that men partake in the work at home. Their tireless efforts did fetch some good results but they were still far from true gender equality. But now with the coronavirus pandemic, their efforts have been completely diluted and nullified. Due to the pandemic, women are now again doing more of domestic ...
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