Pragya's Gender Equality Blog!

Welcome back to my blogs! These times are especially really hard for all of us, it’s difficult to put up to work but I try. In this blog, I particularly want to discuss two concepts that are both the cause and outcome of gender inequality; Gender stereotypes and sexism. Gender stereotypes are the beliefs people have about the distinct characteristics of males and females which are generally culturally specific and are sometimes hardcore deeply entrenched beliefs. Sexism, on the other hand, is the behavioral component of stereotypes. It means discriminating and having prejudiced behavior towards a person solely based on their sex. More often than not, it is women who face sexism on a day-to-day basis. Stereotypes work when making a judgment about others. For example- “Women are bad drivers” is a very widespread gender stereotype that exists. Thus, in a situation where there is a question of driving capabilities, women are looked down upon and become victims of many derogatory, sexual jo...

Hello my readers! Ever heard from people, “this girl talks too much about equality, such an oblivious human, knows nothing about constitutional rights of all citizens being treated as equals”. Yes? Well, this is what I get to hear on a regular basis. Let’s dive deeper into this statement and see why it’s problematic. It is clear that we all do have constitutional rights and Article 14 of the Constitution of India reads as under: “The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India.” Does this mean we all are actually equal? Not in reality.  There are so many issues in the world right now, climate change, terrorism, venomous politics by power-hungry politicians, but I decided to talk about the issue that affects so many women like me on a daily basis, gender equality. Being born as a woman, we are seen as something which is lacking in us, “we are not a man”, “we don’t hav...