Women as a Weaker Section in Society: An Overview

In India status of women was equal to men during Vedic period but gradually deteriorated. Their condition worsened during medieval period. Now the condition is comparatively better. But they experience different discrimination in different aspects of life. They not only experience discrimination but also experience different types of violence in job, family life, society etc. Different steps are taken by government like passing different types of laws to protect women rights and to raise their status but their efforts are futile. This is partly because of women themselves. If we see history dowry system continued because of women. In marriage mainly women asked dowry for their daughter in law. She failed to understand the truth that she is doing in justice to another woman. They worship goddess Sakthi and praise her power but fail to understand the real power of women. Goddess Shakthi is representation of real power of women. In some cases man treated woman as their inferiors. Most of the societies are patriarchal meaning man considered supreme, higher authority. Want of male child is clearly seen in skewed sex ratio. In certain region, culture, community, caste of our country there is craze of male child and hate of female child is overtly seen. The chance of survival of female child is more than that of male child similarly life expectancy of female is more than that of male. For measuring fertility of a country only female is considered. Only female can enjoy motherhood. Therefore biologically, physically, mentally and emotionally female is very much equal to man. The existing scenario of discrimination, harassment and violence can be totally removed from society by combined efforts of female power and Government.