Women Reservation.. Needed in 21st Century ?
Is there any need for giving reservation for women?
Coming to education, in this regard, the government has also made a provision of free education up to 14 years of age for all girls and this is going to increase female literacy and is definitely beneficial for society. But is there any need in giving reservation in jobs. Women today are marching shoulder to shoulder with the men in every field. They are, no more, considered the weaker sex. Today women have become quite conscious of their rights and they believed in women's empowerment. So where is the question of job reservation? As a matter of fact, in almost all, competitive exams girls are way ahead of their male counterparts,so by providing reservation in jobs,are we giving them an undue advantage over males.
If we compare our grandmothers with today's women we can see a stark contrast in the sense that in spite of slogans like “Women's Emancipation” or “Women's liberalisation”.Cases of domestic violence or divorce is where unheard in the past. Women knew their priority and responsibility maintaining domestic peace and nurturing children with utmost care-As a result of which they are not only became good citizens but also successful careerist. It is not true to say that a woman then where strictly confined to their homes,but They knew that they they are were the base of a good and successful house.
Women should be made literate and also be given chance to do the job to support their house. Women have been subjugated and suppressed for quite a long time and by extending reservations to them the government wants to improve their plight. If the women have economic independence they develop self-confidence and as they are also part of a society they should get an equal footing to enhance their image. Even today, the conditions of millions of women is still extremely pathetic. By working, they are also contributing to the family and today,the prices escalating and it is important that both the husband and wife earn. It does not mean that women who is working is neglecting her children. We should keep in mind that women are more attached to their children or their family as a whole compared to men. The government is completely justified in providing reservation for women be it in Parliament, jobs or education ,because no country can progress if women are devoid of basic rights.
For long, women in India have been submitted to the whims and fancies of men, who treat them more as a doormat and feel that if a woman goes to work and becomes financially dependent then she might leave him. All said and done,reservation for women should not be banned,but it should go a long way to empower them.
In India, women have been denied their basic rights and men have been responsible to a great extent for this. Girls have been made to sit at home and tend the house while the boys were allowed to go to school and college. Girls were married at an early age, depriving them to a decent childhood and thrusting them into motherhood. Against this background, the decision of the government to provide them with reservation and free education is definitely a humanitarian approach and pragmatic one that should be lauded instead of being criticised.
Today, women are not so much suppressed as like in the past. But they have not completely started coming to the front of the society. So there is nothing wrong in giving them a reservation in social fields, but it should not be over so that the men will be denied in getting the justice....
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