How families bias against the women in their midst

Have we ever stopped to think why India is more often not, dubbed as a patriarchal society? With women always being kept on the back burner, we are a country that is still trying to find a balance to give equal opportunities to our women and reduce crimes against them. However, to enable such a change, we need to take a step back and understand how we have contributed to the country acquiring such a label.

The late Dr. Abdul Kalam had once quoted, “Empowerment of women leads to development of a good family, good society and, ultimately, a good nation. When the woman is happy, the home is happy. When the home is happy, the society is happy and when the society is happy the state is happy and when the state is happy there will be peace in the country and it will develop at greater pace​.”

We couldn’t agree more - for greater change to occur in society, change needs to begin at home.

Even within the family, we tend to bias against the women we know, from our mothers, to wives to sisters and daughters. Here’s how we unintentionally put down women in our families:

Even though our mothers/wives/daughters do a lot for us, we hardly appreciate them for the work they do. Some manage full time jobs and take care of the household whereas others sacrifice their dreams and careers to look after their families and we still do not look at them as people worthy of how much they do for us. Even though they spend all their lives looking after us , we still see it as something they are supposed to do.

What are the unintentional phrases you might have said about or to your wife, mother or daughter or sister? Share them with us by posting your comment below or tweeting to us at @jaagore. You can also mail us at jaagorein@gmail.com