Bridging the gender gap

But is it true? No,it is not and it is up to the youth to change the mindset. Women are always suppressed. The youth has to empower women. Without this,we can never eradicate gender inequalities.

We have to make women equal to men in all fields. We have to educate the people and create awareness. The youth has to modernise thinking,so that the women are given equal rights and privileges.

In this way,we can bring about a change in the outlook and eradicate gender inequalities forever from the Indian society.
Maarisha Mohini Upadhyay,VIII-D
Cambridge School,Indirapuram

A vibrant India thrives on youth power. Youths are the block builders of the society. They represent the large active and energetic part of the population of any country. An educated and aware youth can influence the social and political change in the country. They can even mould,change,create and bring in positive changes in public policies.

Indian society has always been male-dominated. The liberated youth can bring in gender equality by the collective effort to promote equality for all by accepting and respecting women at par with men at school,in office and at home and raising their voice against the old and traditional discriminating behaviour against women in all steps of life.

Bringing in gender equality ought to be the duty of both young men and women,where men should provide a platform for equality and women should educate and empower themselves,thus complementing the government’s efforts to eradicating gender inequality.
Komal Gautam,VII-A
Apeejay School,Saket

Being biased means being partial to somebody or something over another. Thus,gender bias is being partial or favouring males over females or vice versa. In India,it is mostly discrimination against women. But the question arises,who’s going to change the situation and bring the society on a balanced scale? It is education,which isn’t an easy reach in rural areas where gender bias still exists.

The youth are well aware that there is a strong need for gender equality. Today the girls are realising their worth on their own. Unlike the 1950s,they don’t take unacceptable behaviour as their destiny but actually stand up and fight for their rights. The youth can and must start their revolution against gender bias.
Shivam Kapoor,XII – B1
Kalka Public School,Alaknanda

“You are a girl. A girl should look forward to domestic chores and household work. Education,sports,and athletics; these are meant for boys,not you.”

This statement might seem conservative to you if you live in the United States,but for a girl in a country like India,hearing such things isn’t so unusual.

Although we place ourselves among the best societies,with our traditions,culture,ethnic values being an ideal for the world,yet we practice gender discrimination that is prevalent here in the most extreme forms,including female foeticide and dowry deaths.

Gender discrimination is discrimination based on sex. In India,men are considered superior to women and gender discrimination has its roots in the sexist ideologies.

India faces gender inequality in many forms,among which are women having lower legal status,domestic violence against women,rape,gender wage gap,inequality of opportunities in education and career. The mindset is so ingrained that while a boy in India is considered to be an insurance for parents,a girl is an expense,a burden.

Change is essential. The change has to come from us. Education is the tool that can help erase gender inequality and open new horizons for women,and with knowledge she can better understand her role in the society and demand equal rights.

The youth must encourage education among women. We should support and aid them in every way possible.
Prateek Babbar,XII–A
Apeejay School,Pitampura

Youth plays a vital role in the development of any country. Our country has always been a male-dominated one and in every sphere of life,people view males as more deserving than females. It is up to the youth to work towards eradicating this form of gender bias.

Successful women leaders should inspire youth. For instance,Kiran Bedi,an IPS officer,played a major role in changing the mind of people that women are no less than men. The youth should be extremely enthusiastic in explaining to people about the role of women in all spheres of life.
Tania Shukla,XI
Vidya Niketan School,Saket

Women have been taught that,for them,the earth is flat,and that if they venture out,they will fall off the edge. And they have fallen off every time because of the prevailing mindsets in our country that considers women inferior to men. Men don’t fall off the edge because our society doesn’t let them,it cushions them.

The emotional,sexual,and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says,“It’s a girl” at the time of birth.

The youth can help eradicate this stereotyping from the society. And this needs nothing short of a revolution. Because sex and race are the most visible forms of differences,they have been the primary ways of organising human beings into superior and inferior groups and also into cheap labour. The youth can help to build a society in which there will be no roles other than those that have been earned and well-deserved.
Abhilasha Arya,IX-B
KR Mangalam World School,Vikaspuri

Gender discrimination is the practice of letting a person’s sex unfairly become a factor when deciding who gets a job,promotion,or other employment benefits. It affects women who feel they have been unfairly discriminated. But there have also been cases where males have claimed that reverse discrimination has occurred — that is,the woman received unfair favourable treatment at his.

Discrimination against girls and women in the developing world is a devastating reality. It results in millions of individual tragedies,which add up to lost potential. Studies show there is a direct link between a country’s attitude toward women and its social and economic progress. The status of women is central to the health of a society. If one part suffers,so does the whole.

Tragically,female children are most defenceless against the trauma of gender discrimination. But the good news is that the new generations of girls represent the most promising source of change for women—and men — in the developing world today.
Sameer Sagar,VIII-A
St Paul’s School,SDA,Hauz Khas