March 8th International women’s day!!
The very thought that we celebrate International women’s day makes me think that we are not still matured in our thinking. The reason for that is, every being on earth have gender in them as male and female. But we cannot find any gender discrimination among animals or birds except in the species of homo sapiens. Its nature’s law that both the gender is responsible for the continuity of species in this world.
Then, where from this gender discrimination comes into picture in human beings alone? Except for few changes in the anatomical structure the rest is same for both the gender.
But still, in all aspects the female gender are considered to be always a step low then male gender. Even though, today women have been educated to an extent and were successful in excelling in every field this discrimination is still more today.
In European countries, when they refer to women they refer them as,
“But what is woman?
Just another nature’s acceptable blunder!!”
How cruel!?
Without this acceptable blunder the continuity of species will never proceed. Actually, the greatest strength of a woman to carry the continuity of species is made as her weakness.
Today though the scenario in those countries have changed, when we come to our country, still any religion never respects women as a being who have her own likes and dislikes.
As per Manu which is considered as the basis of Hindu Religion , it says,
By a girl, by a young woman, or even by an aged one, nothing must be done independently, even in her own house.In childhood a female must be subject to her father, in youth to her husband, when her lord (husband) is dead to her sons;a woman must never be independent. She must not seek to separate herself from her father, husband, or sons;by leaving them she would make both her own and her husband's families contemptible.
Code of Manu 5:147-49
As per Islam, a man’s evidence is equal to evidence of two women. Its because women never have tendency to tell the fact.
As per, Christianity a woman has no rights to do her abortion. In the catholic country Ireland this is the situation.
Any religion concentrates on suppressing the women and denying her rights. Well the reason for this these books were written by men. Even today they are treated as just another commodity.
Even educated women never think of their rights . They are happy with these chains of slavery. They have the notion that beauty gives confidence. They must come out of this illusion. Something which will fade in the years to come can never be a source of confidence. Self confidence gets implanted only when women are educated and have the power to reason out.
They are not ready to think and come out of these unnecessary hurdles fearing the society.
As women’s day pledge, each women need to understand her rights, her role in the society, her need of establishing her identity in this society.
An Iran poet, in his poem to his wife he asked her,
“ Till you prove yourself, never cover your face with Pardha”.
Women need to understand that no one will give her the rights. Its her birth right and she must on no account let her to be dominated. Not even in the name of love and affection should a women lose her identity. If she is clear with her role in the society then the nation would excel on better pace.
As, Jawaharlal Nehru rightly said, "a country is judged by the standard of its women-folk...."
Let’s not make women’s day just an occasion to be celebrated, for the sake of celebrating it!!
