A girl child is generally not welcomed in our society.What effect does this practice has on a girl child? What values are to be taught to the parents of a girl child?
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Welcome the Girl Child
On this National Girl Child Day (January 24), let us look up some hard truths regarding the girl child in India. Also, let us reflect on the positives of the girl child in the family.
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Welcome the Girl Child
If someone brought up the topic of gender preference, do you react by saying, ‘Gender preference? Really? Isn’t it a thing of the past?’ Your reaction is probably due to the fact that you see around you more girls among top-ranking students; more women having jobs, access to education, money and resources; more women holding positions of authority and making strides in all fields. But, what about all those girls and women who didn’t even get a chance to live?
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Although the twenty-first century India is highly educated and developing at a fast pace, there is still a higher preference for a male child. Perceived as the alpha, the protector and provider, sons are considered as assets whether for political, economic or ritual reasons while daughters are considered burdensome liabilities.
As of 2015, according to statisticstimes.com, among all countries, India ranked 192nd with a dismal sex ratio of 106.98, which means there were only 93.47 females for every 100 males. Again, according to an article in the Lancet (2011), research data implies that ‘in India about 400,000 sex-selective abortions have taken place annually in recent years’!
Here are a few reasons for gender preference in India - socio-cultural factors like dowry, wedding expenses, custom of gift-giving, inability of girls to take care of parents after marriage, domestic violence, ill-treatment by husbands and in-laws, ill-treatment on account of giving birth to a girl, and so on. This gender preference goes hand-in-hand with gender discrimination.
Every year, The National Girl Child Day is celebrated on January 24. It was first initiated in 2008 by the Ministry of Women and Child Development to create awareness on a range of issues including education, health, and nutrition of the girl child.
Forms of gender discrimination in India
Gender discrimination manifests in many forms in India, right from birth to adulthood.
Fewer months of breastfeeding, below par medical care, insufficient nutrition, lack of prenatal, natal and post-natal care result in girls being more susceptible to illness, having poor health and shorter lifespan.
In cities, women employees face the glass ceiling effect and disparities in pay. Their non-inclusion in the decision-making processes at almost every level is also a widespread phenomenon.
Due to the wide prevalence of the patriarchal social system, a lot of women are still deprived of the right to own ancestral property, which is mostly given to the male child.
Not just an Indian phenomenon
While India shows a high degree of gender inequality or gender discrimination, it isn’t the only country where this phenomenon exists. In many countries around the world, women are fighting for the right to vote, to choose what they wish to wear (if you remember the Burkini ban) and to own property, among others.
Horrific practices like Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and trafficking are highly prevalent in parts of Asia, Africa, Latin America, the former Soviet Union and eastern Europe.
Gender-based violence and honour killings are a global pandemic, and in some countries, women and girls fail to get even minimum protection against these horrific practices.
Amartya Sen spoke about the ‘missing women’, bringing to light the practice of female infanticide and female foeticide, which doesn’t give the girl a chance to even be born.
So, how can we change this scenario, which doesn’t favour the female child?
Since change begins at home, parents are the best agents of change. We can begin by looking at the positives of having a girl in the family and her contribution to society.
Women are -
Pillars of the future: Just as we say that the youth of today are the citizens of tomorrow, so is the same with our girls. They are the women of tomorrow. If we want to empower them, we must reduce inequality and gender gaps, and create strong women leaders. We have to let them live today and raise them to be those leaders of equality and development.
Change-makers: Brigham Young once said, “You educate a man, you educate a man. You educate a woman, you educate a generation.” Women are naturally more social and thus more inclined to help those around them. By bringing up their daughter with the right values and education, parents can kick-start the change and create a change-maker.
Multi-taskers: Women are much better at multi-tasking. They are taking up roles, which were previously the preserve of men, like CEOs, entrepreneurs, while handling the home and hearth with equal flair. In some cases, they are also the providers in the family.
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some peoples thinking is really worst about girls and some peoples have the bestest thinking about girls , as I am also a girl child I also face lots of problems in my society.but my parents know me , they trust me , keeps hopes about me , and gives everything which I want . in my colony / society their are some ladies who always judge me when I wear frocks or shorts ... this makes me very unhappy , but noone can make it right . even they judge my frnds too . which hurts them also . but my Mumma says that we should always be strong and bold ...we should'nt focus what others thought about us we always have to find best nature in our own , noone can judge u better than urself ! the only thing I learned is too be bold and happy everytime
and frnd u too always do that ... the only thing that matters is ourselves !!!
we should always trust on our sole
hope it will help u and pls don't take it as a question !!! u should try to write it in our own way ....if u r a girl then u will know the fact and u can write it in much better way
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