Normalize Equality
Why do most families in rural areas prefer to have boy babies rather than girl babies? Why do you think they teach only girls to do household work but not the boys? This is gender inequality —a social phenomenon in which men and women are like the name suggests, not treated equally. In a lot of houses, girls are discouraged from wearing shorts at home, while boys aren’t judged by what they wear. People typically make sarcastic jokes which make girls feel insecure. “ When will you get married? You won't get a boy if you marry after the age of 25 ” Why is it “Beti Bachao, Beti Padao” but not “Beto ko izzat dena Sikhao”? Teach men to respect women. There are documented cases of women being thrown out of their homes when unable to produce a male child —which isn’t the woman’s fault! The belief that the mother is responsible for the gender of the baby is completely wrong . Girls have been told not to go outside their homes after dark or are give...