Junaid AhmadAIR 3 · CSE 2018 · 231 wordsTheir whole copy
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Immanuel Kant has said that societies cannot progress if they treat human as only means and not end in themselves.
Patriarchy and gender inequality are two such issues which manifests themselves by objectifying women as means.
These seeds are sown at home
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(a) Patriarchy → Desire for boy child as he can be the helping hand or earning hand → Inheritance of property which goes to male child → Performing of final rituals which is the domain of male child. → Dowry, rape, shame considered as a burden and girls are associated with it.
(b) Inequality - Gender. → Female foeticide in the starting → Discrimination in food availability for girl and boy child. → Education where girls drop out due to helping their mother in household. → Violence - inflicted on wife by husband create a negative impact on child.
• Ethical frame work to systematically address this
(a) Family - Change in value system - Equality. Awareness of domestic violence act.
(b) Education - Gender sensitisation and courses related to it. Role models Kalpana Chawla, Geeta Phogat.
(c) Governance - schemes like Kanyashree of West Bengal which got national award. Promotion of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao.
(d) Legislature - 33% reservation in parliament, administration and judiciary. More debates on women specific issue.
Close · a summary
This will help in making a just society where women have equal share in the developmental process.