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Women's safety, a real issue
Kalpana Sharma’s “An assault to dignity” (January 13) touches on several aspects of the various ways a woman’s private space is violated. She has asked how patriarchal values are to be changed. There is another underlying angle to this whole thing. Women will need to understand that violation against them is now become so much embedded in the mindset of men. What we can begin to do is to nurture our young (particularly the male offspring) so that a new child and a new generation brings about a harmonic transformation. As she has rightly said, the oft repeated dress code does not in any way give a reason for ransacking and molesting women. Under the pretext of the patriarchal setup and the misrepresentation of our tradition, these incidents occur at every nook and corner. Every woman in each family will need to wake the deeply buried sensitive side of a man in order to bring to the fore his genuine respect to the dignity of a woman.
Srividya,
Chennai
India has achieved an enviable status in technology and its overall economy and women have played a pivotal role in this accomplishment. It is indeed a shame that women are intimidated by sexual harassment on the streets so very often in our cities. The only way to tackle this misery is to come out with stringent laws against sexual harassment of all sorts and the public — as you aver — should also stand up to such anti-social elements that are threatening the emancipation of women in our “developing” nation.
K. Chidanand Kumar
Bangalore
The article is an eye-opener. The author’s poignant statement based on reality that millions of women are not safe even within their homes portrays the fear and trepidation many women undergo. Whether it is the U.S., U.K or India, one can feel uniformity in the biased treatment to women. Law enforcement alone cannot produce the desired results. While equality to women is touted to have gained acceptance, still they become innocent victims and targets in many crimes.
Mythili Raghunathan,
Chennai
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