DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
Women and girls form half of the world's population and work for about two-thirds of work hours yet there has been social,economic and political discrimination against women over the millennia.
The causes of inequality, injustice and discrimination are directly related with some old religious beliefs and complex historical process.Even though the role of a women as a housewife, a mother or a sister is significant and eventhough women can do almost any work as proficiently as men do, women are considered inferior beings; they do not really count in the larger society.They generally hold a subordinate position and are dominated by men.
Though attitudes have shifted considerably due to education and also due to women movements in recent times,yet even now women are not given due regard or the rightful place in society.The idea about the inferiority of women has become ingrained in the minds of men and finds expression in their day to day life, behaviour,oral or written expression.Men have a tendency to dominate and consider women as things or as object of sex.This kind of attitude towards women lead to tension,debasement to morals and crime.
It is therefore essential to impart education which draws a person's attention to the soul rather than the body, to one's moral and mental qualities rather than one's physical weakness of a sort. It is now time that men accept the equality of women in the society. Nay, it is time to give women a higher place and a better role in the society in order to bring a qualitative change. Women will definitely prove to be of help in establishing peace due to their special qualities.Then only people can really gain an optimum health.
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