Pragya's Gender Equality Blog!

Welcome my readers! Hope you’re doing well. This is going to be my last blog in my small attempt at blogging. I have been putting up small blogs on the topic that interests me so much, for which I have immense passion- Gender Equality. In today’s blog, I am going to share with you all what My vision of a gender-equal nation is like.  I wanted to discuss this vision starting from the minuscule part of a nation- family. The very fact that we as women are brought up differently as compared to men by our caregivers, teachers, relatives, etc., is in itself appalling as it is the breeding ground of gender roles and stereotypes. I would love it if parents, teachers, elders, and family become more cognizant and sensitive towards the upbringing of boys and girls. They should make sure that they don’t assign gender roles to their children, and let them freely express what they want to do with their lives. The freedom of a woman shouldn’t be curtailed based on her being a WOMAN!  Next, I...

  Welcome my readers! Hope you all are doing well in this madness. So, whenever we talk about an issue, we start by introducing it, talking about its various forms and then we come to the reasons and causes behind the issue. Likewise, in today’s blog, I am going to talk about the hurdles in achieving a gender-equal world. Education is something that, according to me, has the power to change the status quo and quiver up those sitting at pedestals. Such a powerful tool of change is seldom accessible to women. Many girls do not get to complete their schools, they are married off at an early age or just asked to do household chores. When girls start menstruating especially in villages in India, their education opportunities are cut down and they are mostly confined to their homes. Lack of access to education to women as equal to men is one of the greatest hurdles towards attaining a gender-equal world. When we talk about education, it's essential to talk about the job opportunities...