Do you think in 21st century women are treated on an equal footing in our male dominated society? Give examples
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Explanation:
Yes, in 21 century women were are treated on an equal footing in our male dominated society because today women are also working and are doing the jobs which a male can do .
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Answer:
No in 21st century as well, women are not treated on an equal footing as men in our patriarchal society.
The following examples prove that :
• The literacy rate of women is only 54% as compared to 76% among men in India. Many girls in India tend to leave their education midway because of economically weak parents who prefer to spend their money for the education of their son as compared to that of their daughter. Similarly a smaller proportion of girl students go fot higher studies. When we look at school results, girls perform as well as boys, if not better in some places. But drop oit rate is much more of girls. Also money that can be invested for the education of a daughter is rather saved for her dowry and marriage.
• Women form a small portion among highly paid and valued jobs. Many girls are not able to pursue higher education in India due to early marriage, inaccessibility to higher education institutes or lack of money to pursue higher education. Therefore they do not have the qualification to apply for high paying jobs.
• On an average a Indian women works one hour more than an average men every day. Yet much of her work is not paid and therefore often not valued.
• The Equal Wages Act provides that equal wages should be paid to equal work. However in almost all areas of work, from sports and cinema, to factories and fields, women are paid less than men, even when both do exactly the same work.
• There are instances of sexual harassment and domestic violence against women which deters the formation of a supportive environment for a women to pursue her ambitions and fulfil her dreams as per potential. There conditions are created due to assumption of women being physically weaker, lack of protection from State agencies such as police and structure of the patriarchal society.
• There are sex-selective abortions in India. A girl child is aborted due to preference of a male child among several Indian parents and the assumption that a girl child will be a burden on the economic wealth of the parents. The sex ratio in India is 927 girls to every 1000 boys which have fallen to even
800:1000 in some parts of India.