We proud Indians of 21st century rejoice in celebrations when a boy is born, and if it is a girl, a muted or no celebrations is the norm. Love for a male child is so much so that from the times immemorial we are killing our daughters at birth or before birth, and if, fortunately, she is not killed we find various ways to discriminate against her throughout her life. Though our religious beliefs make women a goddess but we fail to recognize her as a human being first; we worship goddesses but we exploit girls. We are a society of people with double-standards as far as our attitude towards women is concerned; our thoughts and preaching are different than our actions.
Gender equality benefits all genders, not only women. Those fighting for women
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More boys were raped than girls. Boys are also raped by men. It 's because rape isn 't about sex, but power.
By denying this we are only perpetuating the violence and abuse. We have to support male survivors of rape and help them heal from their scars. We have to accept that sexual abuse of boys and men is a reality in India.
Husband earning less than his wife feels 'let down '
In our society, if a wife earns more than her husband, it 's considered to be insulting for the man. This is because we ascribe power to the man 's salary. If a woman is earning more, he should be happy for her, and be secure that the family is financially sound. However, he faces an ego battle with her and within himself. We have to let go of these antiquated ideas. A man need not feel ashamed of himself if the wife is earning more than him. 'The Man of the house ' syndrome 'Man of the house ' often means being the breadwinner of the family. Men are also supposed to be the head of the finances and furthermore, expected to fix the bulb! Women can share these responsibilities and its undue pressure on men to be expected to provide for the whole
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"I 'm not weak! I 'm physically strong! I 'm not small!" Yes, unlike a 'woman '.
There is a lot of sexist bias women, and even homosexuals or transgenders face. The same sexism is faced by men as well. Sexism and gender bias can hurt all people – and it 's time we come together to nip this in the bud.
Sexism/Gender bias Hurts Everyone
We have to face that gender bias hurts not only one gender, but all genders and all kinds of people. We have to work towards ridding our society of it. Gender-based crimes are a direct result of gender bias and sexism. Even our top-most politicians, police, law-makers, educationists and people in positions of authority have often made sexist comments. We have to free our culture of sexism.
We all have a combination of feminine and masculine traits. Emotions are human and there 's nothing wrong with them. We have to learn to manage them in healthy ways and it has to be taught from a young age.
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