Thursday, March 22, 2007

No Equality on this

This topic is a very vague one. It is about understanding, either an individual or aspects of life which are so crucial to each and every one of us. In India, individuals are caught in the Crossroads between Tradition and Modernity, that understanding is blurred even further. In fact, to touch upon this thing is huge, because it is so vague.

What should i make about the position of woman in this Crossroads? If woman are to be believed, their position has not changed at all for generations. In fact, under the guise of Modernity, tradition tends to dominate the male psyche. Woman, nowadays, are playing second fiddle to the man, in all aspects of life. This might be a speculation, for there are no means to confirm it. When the male climbs up the ladder to success, the woman has to stay behind so that "Family" can be stable.

In this Modern society, there are only few instances of woman making it to the top and being successful at it. Majority of woman, in India and perhaps the whole world, achieve his situation. Even today, women are not allowed to progress out of their households. The desires and the needs of the woman are put aside and she has to sacrifice everything she has. With a heavy heart, she has to compromise on all her dreams for the more dominant male and Family.

Perhaps, the woman has hit the nail on the head when she says that Men are selfish and conceited. I admit that even after writing this, I won’t be able to understand this situation. The complexity of the woman mind, as well as the fact that Men cant be sensitive enough to understand, compound this matter further. Gender equality might perhaps be a Utopia in this world, because the essence of Compromise dominates the male psyche. 9/10 times, it is the woman who has to compromise, but if the role is reversed, then the male thinks a million times over.

Man, socially, might climb the ladders of success quickly. But, for the women, things might be as they are even 50 years from now on. With the passage of time, the complexity of the gender divide will only strengthen, and thus pushing the issue of equality further into non-existence.

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