Eve Teasing Evils
The
structure of Indian society has always been male dominated. But in the
modern era, women tried to break the centuries of shackles by venturing
into male dominated areas. Though, we have grown by leaps and bounds
yet the most basic structure of society is showing no signs of
improvement.
A
thorough look at the news paper daily shows you so many incidents
against woman. Eve teasing is a huge issue in many metropolitan cities
of India. .A large percentages of Indian women have faced or are facing
this menace. Whether it is a public transport system or public places or
shopping malls or multiplexes, women find themselves vulnerable to the
threat of eve teasing everywhere. Eve teasing is complex problem and it
requires more attention that what it has actually got.
As we
know, the term ‘eve teasing’ is an Indian origin. The term itself has
some demerits. Eve represents temptress and the term actually signifies
that eves (women) tempt or provoke males for vulgar comments and
behaviors. Ironically, that also means women cause the problem and are
also a victim to it. But that is almost like blaming the victims for
their sufferings. It also depicts an element of male chauvinism.
Every man
needs to be aware of ‘how to treat a woman’. Eve teasing in India has
to do with women empowerment and girl education. What’s the point of
education if the people are not even willing to respect women? The
traditional mindset often blames the eve teasing incidents on women that
they provoke male by wearing scanty clothes. That is actually a lame
excuse. Even if females wear modern dresses it does not give men license
to harass women. The answer lies in changing the mindset and
inculcating morals and values in our education system.
women,
should empower ourselves to fight back. Same story everyday and now you
are wondering what to do? Many women have been found carrying pins,
chilli powder, pen-knives, swiss knives and even daggers to protect
themselves. Self-defense classes have mushroomed across metropolitan
cities that teach martial arts and karate etc. Joining those classes
will not be a bad idea. If you feel too shy and reserved to defend
yourself and keep the suffering to yourself, its time you get up and
raise your voice. Although, you can always pretend to ignore all the
lewd comments but things would be much better if you can just look
straight into the eyes of the offender and speak up.
On a
positive note, there are plenty of NGOs in India who are working for the
cause of women empowerment. They are teaching women on how to deal with
difficult people and how to fight back against the harassment at
workplace. Workplace gender discrimination is not a new thing but some
prominent organizations are leading the way to rectify the situation.
Dealing with eve teasing has been made further easy by some charity
organizations that help women with harassment problems. We still have to
go a long way to completely rectify the situation.
Eve
teasing must be stopped. Women deserve respect. Men and women are
equal. Our lack of consciousness has lead to a loss of many lives. But
we don't want any more lives to say good bye to this world. Women have
the right to live freely in the world. Independence is their birth
right. They have the right to lead their lives as males. On the other
hand, the family and society of the victims or teased girls should have
the courage and resolve to support them. Most often, they are
misunderstood by their family whenever they inform the family members
about teasing. The family and society should support them mentally. So
as the govt. must take things seriously. The country wants both of them
to be active in such issues.
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