Happy International Women's Day!

Firstly, Happy Women's Day! This day is for all the females... may it be successful or unsuccessful. Every woman deserves respect for the sacrifices she makes. She tries to deal with this society which is extremely dangerous for female gender. She leaves her own house to accept and love the other family which is very tough! She gives birth to children. Oh wait! I think without a woman in my life, this article would not have been possible. Absolutely, that's my point. Before I start an article on women's day. I want to tell you something. 

Dear Women, 

               I believe this day is for you. I'm not saying other days are not made for you but you work everyday giving yourself minimal amount of time. I want to say, don't feel disgraced if someone behaves badly with you. Don't ever try to think about sacrificing your dreams. Those are your dreams and you've right to live them. Don't think about suicides if someone does very bad with you. Don't give up on your life because of someone who never knew the real meaning of life. Such cowards don't deserve to live but you don't lose hope. Fight! Fight against all the evil happenings in this society. You're the one who gave birth, and you've the right to punish anyone. Be fearless. Be independent. And last but not the least, it's not important to get married if don't want to. You were never a liability, you're not and you'll never be one. 

Thank you for reading this small note. Enjoy this is your day! No more negative thoughts, only positive thoughts. 

People talk about feminism, gender equality, gender violence, and what-not. But how many of us follow what we hear, what we learn and what we observe? So, today is International Women’s Day. For those who don’t know what international women’s day is? It is celebrated to convey love and appreciation towards women for their economic, political and social achievements. This is why international women’s day is celebrated. But in modern times, International Women’s day have changed. Now, we don’t only talk about women who are successful but we also reward ordinary women.

          As compared to earlier times, now, women are greatly contributing to the development of our society. With improved education and health facility, women are ahead in every field. Indian society had a transforming phase where mindset of people has changed. Now, problems like female feticide have decreased and female child is given equal importance in our society. The horrid problems which are still glued to female gender are rapes, acid attacks, and male gender jealousy theory. Rapes and acid attacks are commonly known by people but jealousy is a new concept in our Indian society.

        There are many recent cases where working women face problems as their spouse are jealousy of their partner’s success and achievements. In this case, women face home-related difficulties as their partners help them least and instead of supporting them, they trouble them. Such cases are a disappointment for a—developing India. But solution to this is simple. Men should keep their male ego in control, and without harassing or annoying women they should love and support them. 

         In recent times, women’s freedom has also been a talking point! Young girls are facing complication in life. Especially, women who like to stay out during night time. Girls, who roam at night, always hold a nightmare of getting sexually assaulted. There are many celebrities, ministers and some important global icons have commented on this topic. But nothing really has changed when we talk about rapes and sexual assaults happening in our country. Still women fear whenever they hang out at night with friends or family.

      Ultimately, India has changed but not completely. When we talk about change, it happens, slowly. But this change requires some amount of contribution from your side too. At the start of this article, I asked, how many of us follow what we hear, what we learn and what we observe? Daily, we see, women are harassed in front of our eyes but we tend to ignore, we know something is wrong going on in our society but we say, “Hum Kya Kar Sakte Hai?” This attitude is a problem. We need to change it, first.

       If we raise our voice and fight against the wrong-doing and wrongdoers, we would eventually land up with a solution. For instance, if you see a drunken man physically abusing a woman or only abusing a woman, you should stop him and say, “What are you doing?” If you’re shy to fight against that abusive man in front of many people, just inform police and they will take care of the rest. The example mentioned just now, is a bigger one and only grown-up men will try to implement it.

           For college going students, there’s another one. College students now days talk rubbish about girls they know or they have in their college. If a girl wear a short dress and comes to college, many boys pass cheap comments about her and she is indirectly termed a “show-off” girl or boys say, “She is just attracting attention by showing off!” If you hear such cheap comment, don’t keep quiet, react to it.

          This reaction of yours matters a lot. It will be your small contribution towards a change we all need. To stop others from doing such heinous acts to women, we need to fight for them. Alone one can’t make a change or change social mentality but if we stand together, as always majority wins!

          So, make a move towards developing a better environment for women.

*I hope you have liked this article and I am sure you’ll fight for women who need your help.

Thank-you for investing for your time! 

Amay Saxena!

PS: To change others mentality, first change yours!