Shakti DubeyAIR 1 · CSE 2024 · 271 wordsTheir whole copy
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Supreme court of India in series of judgements like - Shah Bano case, Sabarimala Judgement has time and again highlighted the patriarchal interpretation of religious belief which acts as a disability upon the women.
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Patriarchal interpretation: shapes contemporary socio-economic status of women!
Patriarchy / the system of male dominance has plagued Indian society since ancient times & continues to shape the contemporary socio-economic status of women:-
(1) In religious belief - menstruation is seen as an impurity - thus women are not allowed to enter the religious places - this continues even to day
(2) Religion considers women as subordinate to husband as per patriarchal interpretation. eg:- still seen in form of domestic voilence.
(3) Women in Indian religious realm are considered Annapurna (food giver). Thus despite change in women work profile they continue to be suppressed under dual burden of work & family.
(4) Women are supposed to eat after everyone in home has eaten- leading to issue of malnutrition / Anemia among women.
(5) menstruation is seen as a disability, still we observe ~70% of women aged 12-24 year use home made pads.
(6) Lack of menstrual hygiene leads to disease like cervical
causes
(7) In some religion - contraceptive use, abortion, etc are seen as sin → leading to unwanted pregnancies
(8) Women are considered to work below men - leading to pink collarisation of jobs & glass ceiling impact
(9) Women continue face challenges like - Sexual abuse, mental harassment, rape, etc - which aims to establish dominance of Patriarchal setup
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Thus even in modern times patriarchal interpretation has acted as a roadblock for development of women.
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