how does the bicycle prove to be a tool of change for rural women in where there is a wheel?
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The introduction of cycling in the Pudukkottai district has brought about a tremendous change in the lives of rural women. Cycling has offered a way out of enforced routines around male imposed barriers. The rural women, in particular, have gained a great deal of confidence on account of their learning cycling. Earlier, they used to be burdened with economic as well as social or familial obligations. Many young mothers had to help the menfolk in earning the family income as well as do domestic chores like tending to children and fetching water from remote places. Even to sell their agricultural produce in nearby villages, they had to carry their produce to the bus stop with the help of their menfolk. Secondly, they had to come back within a fixed time to tend to little kids at home and to store or fetch water from remote places. Naturally, though they were capable of doing all these duties on their own, their ‘immobility’ created a big hurdle. They had to walk long distances to fetch water and sell their produce. After learning cycling, such women became free and independent. This gave them a lot of confidence. Moreover, the ability to ride a bicycle gave them a lot of self-respect.Read more on Sarthaks.com - https://www.sarthaks.com/658812/how-has-the-bicycle-brought-total-change-in-the-lives-rural-women-as-shown-where-there-wheel
Answer:
The cycle empowered the rural women in Where there is a wheel.
Explanation:
To be able to answer this question, we have to read the chapter 13th titled 'Where there is a wheel'.
The cycle proved to be a tool of change for rural women in the following ways:
- The cycle resembled freedom for rural women.
- It empowered them.
- Earlier, the women had to walk miles to fulfil their daily requirements. Due to the cycle, the women were able to draw water from far away places and because of the cart attached to the cycles, they were also able to carry heavyweights.