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You went on a field visit to a village and wero disheartened looking at the ill- treatrment of wamen You gather up the courage to speak at a public meeting held in your honour You don't want to disrespect the villagers, but at the same time you want to educate them about respecting women
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Human dignity and honour of women
Human beings have explored more civilisations with the passage of time and we are now in the 21st century. But, in some countries and societies that is merely a technicality and nothing more. The archaic and often criminal notions of justice and honour, particularly the treatment meted out to women, speak of a society that remains mired in a mediaeval mindset. This is evident judging by news from different countries and societies and because the world has emerged as a global village such news and stories are easily accessible.
Respect and tolerance towards each other is one of the great human values. It is said that “love creates love”. I also believe that “respect creates respect”. And when everyone tries to respect one another and when men and women are equally respected in a society, then the social and family system will become stronger and healthier.
Women constitute almost half of the world population and are one of the main stakeholders of a society. Women play a great role in the social and family system. Sometimes, a woman appears as a mother, sometimes as a wife and sometimes as a daughter. All these roles are respected and dignified.
But, most unfortunately, we sometimes find that women are not treated well and are dishonoured and, in some countries, the situation is even worse. A recent survey by the Guardian indicated that Afghanistan is the worst place in the world for women to live and that the Congo, Pakistan, India and Somalia also fail females, with rape, poverty and infanticide being rife.
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Here, I strongly and categorically condemn and share a recent story of a middle-aged woman who was pulled out of her house by at least four men, stripped naked and dragged through the streets in Neelor Bala village in Haripur district, Pakistan. Reportedly, the entire village witnessed the ugly and inhuman spectacle but no one dared intervene because the assailants were armed and declared that if anyone came forward to help the woman, they will be shot. One wonders what her crime was. Why was she dishonoured and became the victim of a heinous crime? It is reported that one of the offenders accused her son of having illicit relations with his wife but there were no accusations against her.
This continued for a full hour and those ill-natured people paraded her naked and kept beating her in front of the entire village. The woman says: “Through-out I was asking myself why this curse had befallen me from nowhere. What had I done? I was begging them to stop. But they didn’t listen.”
And, finally, after all the humiliation, when they released her, she ran to her home, covered herself with clothes and went to a forest and spent the whole night there with her younger son because she couldn’t face her family members. She describes her position saying: “Before all this, I was poor but I had a respectable life, I was happy. But after something like this, my life is finished.”
This incident and the words of that woman are indeed saddening and every sane and sensible person would certainly feel pain at this barbaric act. This act was beyond humanity. Even animals show more respect than these people. This act and every similar act of mistreatment of women are condemnable. Women deserve more respect and dignity because they are as equal as men in respect and honour.
Sadly, the underlying issue remains a barbaric and heinous mindset in which an innocent woman is held for personal interests. It was a case in which people took the law into their own hands and, with the power of a gun, abused the dignity of a woman. The police investigated the case and arrested some of the suspects. But different questions arise: Will the culprits be punished? Will justice be done? Will such humiliation and violence against women end? Will that woman regain her honour and dignity
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Respect Towards Women
Lloyd Woods
LLOYD WOODS
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Women like to be treated in a certain way; they want to be treated with respect. A lot of men, in this culture are taught by movies and even friends to treat women like they are objects. This, however, is very wrong. Women are people just like us. God calls us to respect all people, especially women. We should also respect women because God respects women. We are all made in the image of God; so we are all equal.
Today, I had the opportunity to visit my father’s place of work and interview the women about the qualities of a respectful man. My first question was “What are the qualities of a man who respects you?” The most popular answer to that question was that the man has to accept their opinion. They have to understand and listen to their thoughts. Other answers were patience, unconditional love, Godly, Sincere, have a servant’s heart will guard the woman’s heart and will see things through.
I asked the ladies another question, “What are the qualities of a man who does not show them respect?” The most popular answer to this question was that the man shows disrespect when they show no regard to their opinion; in other words, when the man doesn’t listen to the woman. Another popular answer was that the women didn’t like it when a man was self-centered or egotistical.
Today, I also interviewed the men in my father’s office. Instead of just two questions I asked the women, I asked the men three.
The first question I asked was “How do you show respect towards women?” Two answers seemed to repeat themselves; chivalry (opening the door, pulling out the chair for a woman, etc.) and listening to women’s opinions and thoughts. Other answers consisted of being careful with your tone, trying to be self-less, and providing your spouse/family with a sense of security.
The second question I asked was “Why is it important to respect women?” Almost all of the men I interviewed gave me the same answer; we are called by God to respect women. As I stated in my first paragraph, all people are made in the image of God, we are equal and everyone should be treated equally, even when it is hard to do.
The third and final question I asked the men was “Can you think of a time when you weren’t respectful to a woman?” All of them could. Most of them thought back to when they were teenagers. They wanted to be rebellious and thought a good way was to be disrespectful to their mom. One person I interviewed went even further. “It’s not popular, culture doesn’t reward being respectful, so it makes it more of a challenge,” he told me.
Overall, women should be treated with respect. In God’s eyes we are all the same, and that is all that really matters. Writing this paper made me realize a lot. It has showed me what most women think respect is. I now know how to show respect in the right way. And, just as important, I know how not to treat women. I learned how the media views women, but most importantly, I learned how God views women. And personally, I want to view everything like God does, and women fall under the category of everything.
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