According to a survey carried out by the UK-based Thompson Reuters Foundation, India is the fourth most dangerous place for women in the world. Afghanistan, Congo and Pakistan occupy the first three positions.
Our country has a woman president, four women chief ministers and many women are holding up reputed posts in political parties. Not only in politics, women in India have made a mark in significant areas like medicine, technology, civil service, sports, media and entertainment. This news has shocked the entire nation.
When I read this piece of news I was taken aback a little. Being a woman myself I am aware of the fact that India is becoming unsafe for women but, I had certainly not expected India to be so up the order. Why doesn’t India end up being No. 4 at Olympics? Why India has to be on this list?
According to the report, the main reason India made it to the list is because of unresolved issues like female foeticide, infanticide and human trafficking. According to estimated figures by CBI 90 per cent trafficking took place within India and nearly 12 million girls were aborted in the last three weeks. There are three million prostitutes out of which 40 per cent are minors.
India is surrounded by social evils all around. Child marriage is still prevalent in the country. Some girls in the interior parts of the country are married off before the age of 18. Sometimes politicians and police officers are invited by the villagers. Instead of taking legal action against the offenders they end up being a part of their ‘joyous’ occasion.
What the parents of these children do not realize that by getting their children married so early they are hampering their education, health and rest of their lives.
Even though women have carved a name for themselves in the society, female foeticide is prevalent in the country. Even educated women are not receptive of girl child. All they want is a son who will take their family name forward. The women who has daughters is till now frowned upon by the society.
Another issue is that some men in our country do not respect women. Most of the women have been eve-teased atleast once. They do not respect women walking on the road how we can respect such men to respect their wives, mothers, sisters or daughters? Because of this crime against women is rising rapidly especially domestic violence.
The thinking of such people has to change. No new acts or rallies or protest can change it. The change should come from within. There are bigger issues to be addressed in our country which no one takes seriously. If the situation doesn’t improve India might end up being at the top position of this horrible list.
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