what steps are taken to solve gender division
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no discrimination
1. Understand power and discrimination. Sexual harassment is not about but about abusing power. Human diversity means differences, and these should be celebrated. Attaching a value of superiority or inferiority to a difference leads to discrimination and exclusion. For example, in India, being born fair skinned, in upper caste, or male are all considered superior, which has led to generations of discrimination against those who do not belong to these groups.
2. Recognize gender diversity. Gender-based discrimination should be approached within a broader diversity framework. Discrimination is influenced by other factors such as ethnicity, race, religion, caste, ability, and age, to name a few. An illiterate, poor widow in rural India grapples with very different gender issues than a young, educated, urban woman faces.
3. Start with self. Change always begins with the self. Each one of us plays multiple roles in our lives. We may belong to some powerful groups that set the rules. We may also belong to groups that must follow rules set by others. For example, I am an Indian woman, a mother, a daughter, and from upper caste. As a woman in a patriarchal society I belong to a subordinated group, but as an upper-caste Indian, I belong to the dominant. My adolescent daughter is expected to follow the rules I set as a mother, but as a daughter, I am expected to obey my parents. Each of us can become more conscious of our experiences with power and disempowerment and draw from them to be more inclusive and nondiscriminatory when we are the ones in positions of power
4. Meet the other. We must try to understand other groups. We must check our assumptions and use these three strategies: suspend judgment, engage with curiosity, and find common ground.
For example, as daughters, sisters, and female colleagues, we should share our perspectives with the men in our lives and listen to theirs. We cannot assume we know their views about gender roles and must engage with them to explain, educate, and share our insights to dispel prejudices, myths, and misconceptions.
5. Raise our boys and girls with the right values. We must raise children with the values of equality, nondiscrimination, nonviolence, and appreciation for diversity. In our roles as mothers and teachers, we must be careful to impart the right messages, not only through our words, but by our actions.
6. Create an enabling environment. We must build the capacities of the legislative and judiciary bodies, police, media, and other stakeholders we work alongside to be sensitive and responsive to gender discrimination in their policies and practices.