For the past few months - debates, discussions have taken place, men blame women, women blame men, promises have been made yet no real action has been made except for a brief moment during the budget but lets face it - a bank for women? That's like the worst idea any one has ever come up with.
The fact is women are helpless in India. Some are killed before they're born, some end up with rapist fathers, uncles and brothers, some with abusive husbands and can't-keep-his-hands-off bosses. No doubt women have it rough in India. While our 'mahan' leaders went on hunger strikes for an anti-corruption bill, no one thought about the women that were being abused and raped in the country which honestly, I believe, is a bigger issue than the state of politics in India because this issue is as old as time itself.
Women are known to have suffered at the hands of the Indian culture. In the name of sati, women have been burned. In the name of honor, they've been killed. In the period of over hundred years, women may have started to work and wear shorts and skirts but the truth is nothing is going to change in our country until and unless we stop blaming each other and start taking some real steps.
Some people believe there is a need to legalize prostitution in our country, some think stricter laws need to be put in place. Honestly, none of the stats is going to change. Men are going to continue raping women or taking undue advantage of them. If you think men will stop raping women, if death for rapists is legalized, then am sorry but you are wrong. Things wont change in this country, if we don't change ourselves.
Women need to be empowered at grassroot level. Families particularly the women in the household need to learn to become bold, to stand up against things that they feel wrong even though their 'society' thinks is right.
Whether you wear a burka or not, lets face it - if you're in a room with men out of which 90% are perverted, you are going to be a victim. Men don't care if you wear a salwar or a mini skirt or a burka as long as they feel satisfied.
You want to stop rape? Tell girls it is okay to stand up for yourself, to scream when someone touches you the wrong way, to file a case with the police and if they don't file an FIR - go to other authorities. We have a number of NGOs and media personnel who claim that they will hear you.
Our country is filled with fools. Each and every one of us is a fool. We allow ourselves to get fooled by politicians, police, people who claim to be educators, change ministers and what not. You want real change - change yourself. At the end of the day, when a girl gets raped, it wouldn't matter who she is, how rich or poor she is, how educated she is because it won't matter if she can't register a case or wake up the next morning to fight for herself.
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