The feminist movement, which ranges from 18th century to 20th century, brought some negative changes toward the male-dominated society.It made women as competitor of men.Now,in the name of equality women are participating in those works,that have been understood as the male-dominated.We witnessed that women were sent to fight in Iraq as the members of peace-keeping US led armed forces.And,this experiment was by by and large unsuccessful,as women troops faced heavy casualities.
I would like to quote father of our nation-"Woman is the incarnation of ahimsa. Ahimsa means infinite love, which again means infinite capacity for suffering. And who but woman, the mother of man, shows this capacity in the largest measure?… Let her translate that love to the whole of humanity… And she will occupy her proud position by the side of man .. .She can become the leader in satyagraha…".
Also,in Hind Swaraj he writes-""ultimately, woman will have to determine with authority what she needs. My own opinion is that, just as fundamentally men and women are one, their problem must be one in essence. The soul in both is the same. The two live the same life, have the same feelings. Each is a complement of the other. The one cannot live without the other’s active help."
So,men and women are not equal,as said by most of the people.Actually both complements each other.
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A quick thought without any disrespect intended to the "Father of the Nation".
At times I think that we ignore the plight of women in the name of "their infinite capacity for suffering" and then we glamorize the whole act. I often wonder whether women were first asked whether they wanted the label of being "super tolerant". Are they actually "super tolerant" by choice, or are they just expected to carry the stereotype and get accepted as the ideal woman society wants them to become?
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