GENDER DISCRIMINATION

(Aliza Jawaid, )


Being living in 21stcentury, we are still fighting for the women’s rights. Have you ever felt embarrassed about it? Isn't it a bit distressing?

For years, women have fought for their rights, but we are still unable to cope up the circumstances. Women are still subjected to gender prejudice. This is completely absurd! Isn't that so?

Why are women thought to be inferior to men? Why there is such disparity between men and women in every aspect of life? Yes, we are aware that men and women are not on an equal footing. They are dissimilar in terms of physique and mentality. But when it comes to rights, they are equal.

Talking about the rights does not mean that they should be considered as a head in every phase of life. However, it actually means that women should be allowed to live freely, to speak freely and to do whatever they want. Women should be entitled to education, they should be entitled to marry a person they love.They should be granted the freedom to make their own choices. They should be allowed to follow their own passions.

Women are capable of accomplishing their dreams & desires. Women’s are thought to be inferior, yet this is not the reality. They are able to coexist. They are passionate and ambitious. They have their own dreams. They just need the permission& independence to fulfill it.

Women, too, are unappreciative of the passionate girls. They despise the successful female. So what can we expect from a man? This is unpleasant, but it is the reality with which we must deal.

I am not talking about the bookish things that I have read, but this is what I have seen my friend is experiencing such biasness. My friend is not allowed to get education after the matriculation. The reason is that she is a girl and she must marry a person, do thehouseholdsand look after the family. What about her ambitions? What about her dreams? It hurts… that living creature keeps many questions in her mind that are left unanswered. She feels that being a woman, it’s her mistake to have dreams.
Why is it that the birth of a girl is regarded as a curse?? Let me explain why. Woman is regarded as a helpless specie. Men think of themselves as superior. They have the ability to do anything they want. Because females are required to leave their homes after marriage, they will notbe able to assist their parents in the future. Boys, on the other hand, will remain with their parents for the rest of their lives. Have you ever considered the same scenario from a different perspective? What if sons abandon their parents in favor of their marriages or other interests? Or what if women support their parents even after their marriages.

Why women are imposed to do each and everything that their parents want. Why can’t they share their own perspective regarding the life they are living? Why womencannot even select a life partner themselves? Why women are forced to marry a person whom they do not love. The reasons behind all these questions is the society. In the society, it is not acceptable.

“IF MEN ARE THE HEAD OF THE SOCIETY, THEN WOMEN ARE THE NECK OF THE SOCIETY”

It means that without the neck head cannot move. Women are the crucial part of the society. They should get the equal opportunities in life. They should be provided the freedom. They should get the rights to share their opinions and viewpoints.

Gender inequality affects not only women, but the entire country. Pakistan is lagging behind the times in comparison to other countries. The developed and progressed countries consider women as the leaders. They consider them as the important part of the society. In the economic development of many countries, women played a leading role. Due to the conservative and narrow thinking, Pakistan is still an underdeveloped state.

In order to eliminate this discrimination, we will have to change the mentality of ournation. This can only be achieved by broaden the way of thinking and giving opportunities to women around the country.

Aliza Jawaid
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