{"id":10634,"date":"2020-12-26T13:17:31","date_gmt":"2020-12-26T07:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/?p=10634"},"modified":"2023-04-12T14:45:17","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T09:15:17","slug":"are-women-truly-independent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/are-women-truly-independent\/","title":{"rendered":"ARE WOMEN TRULY INDEPENDENT?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>ARE WOMEN TRULY INDEPENDENT?<\/h1>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\">(Relevant for Sociology Syllabus: Paper 1- Stratification and Mobility &amp; Paper-2- Systems of Kinship in India)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\"><strong>(Relevant for GS Syllabus: Paper1<\/strong><strong>&#8211; Social empowerment<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Are-We-Really-Independent-in-India.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10635\" src=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Are-We-Really-Independent-in-India.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"695\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Are-We-Really-Independent-in-India.jpg 695w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Are-We-Really-Independent-in-India-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Are-We-Really-Independent-in-India-150x87.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This is 2020. We have developed a lot now. Compared to what we were a century ago, we have made <strong>huge progress in science, technology, lifestyles, etc. Women have started working. They are earning. Girls are provided with education. According to us, WOMEN ARE INDEPENDENT. BUT ARE THEY REALLY?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Since independence, the <strong>Indian Constitution <\/strong>has provided many <strong>laws <\/strong>with respect to <strong>equality for women.<\/strong> Some examples are:<\/li>\n<li><strong>Article 15(1):<\/strong> The State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>caste, sex, place of birth or any of them. <strong>Article 16:<\/strong> Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment. <strong>Article 39(d):<\/strong> That there is equal pay for equal work for both men and women. and so on\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Even <strong>many movements, campaigns, organizations for women empowerment have risen<\/strong>. There have been changes since then and now according to society if a girl is getting to study, work and earn, she is independent. This is \u201cequality\u201d. But what about the <strong>stereotypical expectations?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>A wife is getting to work because her husband gave her the <strong>\u201cpermission to work\u201d.<\/strong> She is wearing pants, dress, skirts, shorts because her husband <strong>\u201callowed her to wear those\u201d.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>My cousin went to see this guy for an arranged marriage, a tradition of India, where she asked her possible partner and her possible in-laws that whether she will be allowed to work or not and is she allowed to wear the clothes that she wants? They allowed her and it was considered as some great work done by them.<\/li>\n<li>It was considered a <strong>privilege is given to her by the guy\u2019s family<\/strong>. But what we all failed to see is that she had to ask permission for her BASIC RIGHTS from the so-called <strong>authority assigned by society.<\/strong> This happens with the majority of the woman across the whole country.<\/li>\n<li>Let\u2019s take an example of a <strong>common stereotype from our daily lives.<\/strong> Our mom cooks daily for us. Well, that\u2019s her duty, her responsibility. When once in a while our dad cooks, everyone is like, \u2018Woah he is cooking!\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>We also usually see WhatsApp forwards, jokes about a husband thinking his wife is harassing him by making him wash their own house\u2019s utensils. Aren\u2019t household chores the responsibility of all genders?<\/li>\n<li>Yeah, yeah they are just jokes. Laugh it out and move on. But these kinds of jokes also <strong>reflect the stereotypical mindset of our society<\/strong> and adds to all the <strong>unfairness that a woman is facing.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>My point is do all parents raise their daughters and educate them so that in the end, a random guy and a random family will allow her to live her life?<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>stereotypical expectations<\/strong> are not only limited to males and his family but are also followed by females and her family. Parents consider their daughters to be partner\u2019s paycheck more important than his qualities like their daughter doesn\u2019t have the capability to provide for her or her future family.<\/li>\n<li>A wife taking care of the house and a husband earning is ideal for the society but the other way round isn\u2019t. I mean you definitely would have heard the term \u2018housewife\u2019 but not \u2018househusband\u2019. For me, the ideal is a couple fulfilling their responsibilities according to their choice and comfort rather than their gender.<\/li>\n<li>Many people even use some sexist phrases like \u201cAre you wearing bangles?\u201d or \u201cWhy are you playing like a girl?\u201d They use it as an insult and this clearly states where women stand for those people. Also, it\u2019s very rare where you will see a woman as the head of the family in presence of male members.<\/li>\n<li>These stereotypes are just a few drops of a large ocean. They are hindering our independence, the whole human race. Because women are expected to behave according to certain so-called rules and so does men. \u201cMan-up\u201d, \u201cDon\u2019t cry\u201d, \u201cYour work is to feed the family by earning money, not by cooking\u201d, \u201cWhat kind of a man are you if you can\u2019t control your woman\u201d, \u201cSeriously? You don\u2019t like sports? Are you a girl?\u201d and the best one \u201cJhoru ka gulaam\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cYour husband allowed you to go out so late?\u201d, \u201cYou are a woman, how can you drink?\u201d, \u201cYou won\u2019t talk to that guy ever, you have to obey me as I am your brother!\u201d, \u201cHow will you drive? You won\u2019t be able to handle the bike\u2019s weight\u201d, \u201cWe can\u2019t run our house on money earned by a woman\u201d and many more.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Is this freedom where you are supposed to walk, talk, work, wear, behave according to someone else or taking their permission<\/strong>? I don\u2019t think so.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Not only women but are we all really independent? <\/strong>Till the time we are in this prison of <strong>stereotypical mindset, no we are not independent. INDEPENDENCE IS A BASIC RIGHT AND NO ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO ALLOW US OR CONTROL OUR OWN INDEPENDENCE.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ARE WOMEN TRULY INDEPENDENT? 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