Psychological Stereotypes Of Women

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“The emotional, sexual and psychological stereotyping of females begin when the doctor says, “It’s a girl.” Why Shirley Chisholm was indeed exceptionally true when having made the statement!

Gender equality is just a concept to satisfy the conscious needs of the patriarchal society that still exists. One would think that after years of fighting for the rights of women, protesting and blowing on the horns of feminism, equality would be achieved but let’s face it: We still live in a society where a man has the final say.

Our hypocritical society has always taught us and moulded us in an unbiased way but judged us with biases. Practically speaking, if a child fails at something, it is always the mother’s fault, because she didn’t dedicate enough …show more content…

Practices like Devadasi, whereby girls as young as 12 years of age are dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Yellamma and sold into prostitution, are still prevalent. Honor killings, sexual abuse, appalling work conditions and limited access to basic services such as water, sanitation and employment are commonplace.

A 2011 study by the International Center for Research on Women, of men’s attitude in India towards women, produced some startling statistics: one in four admitted having used sexual violence, one in five reported using sexual violence against a stable partner. Half of the men don’t want to see gender equality, 80% regard changing diapers, feeding and bathing children to be “women’s work” and a mere 16% play any part in the household duties.

All in all, India is blighted by a catalog of Victorian gender stereotype fuelled by the” Indian customs, traditions and values” as we proudly state, designed to subjugate …show more content…

When the woman did not succumb, the man pushed her on the ground and walked away. Now, let’s not be mistaken; there were people who had witnessed this entire incident and even the employees of the gas station were present. Why did no one raise a voice then? One man did. He asked the employees why they had let such an incident pass and their prompt reply was, “Who is she to you?” When the onlookers were asked why they had not said anything, they replied that they were of the notion the man was the woman’s husband. The brutal reality that unmasked was that humanity is very close to extinction. If they are not related to you, you can safely let them die. If he is your husband, father, brother, uncle or any other relative, he can beat you blue and black. All your pleas will go unheard.

There were several such cases of molestation in Bangalore itself. One of the victims had asked a very simple question, “Why can’t I walk alone?”. The statements of several people condemning girls about their clothes, their freedom, their independent nature definitely did not come as a surprise. Even after several women filing complaints,

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