Women have always been subjected to abuse be it verbal or physical. This could be at home, workplace or any other public place. And this would stop only when we women stand up for our human rights.
The recent incident in Mangalore is just another chapter to the number of incidents that have been going on in India. Due to media such incidents are coming to our notice but sadly after a few days its forgotten. We move on like nothing has happened till we hear about the next incident. Then again there are a couple of discussions on and off television till we go on with our lives as usual.
We as women need to understand that we need to stand up for ourselves and ensure that the people who are involved in commiting such crime are thorougly punished. Once we stand united all the other systems would succumb to the pressure and yield in. It certainly isn't an easy task but how long are we going to wait for others to come and help us.
All schools, colleges and workplaces should have sessions to help girls/women defend themselves if they are attacked. Any form of defense mechanism would atleast help us take care of ourselves before we can seek some assistance.
At my previous workplace there was this security guard who was harassing a lady who was cleaning our office. I happened to see this woman crying in the pantry one day and asked her about it. She mentioned about this security guard and the terrible things he was saying to her. I immediately went up to my boss and narrated the whole incident. I also mentioned that none of the other women in office also would be safe with this guy around and he needs to be fired. And it did happen that this guy was replaced by another security guard.
There have been incidents in my own life where I have stood up for myself against verbal abuse or eve teasing. I have even hit people on the street who have tried acting overtly smart. Others have also learnt or are probably learning that a woman cannot be taken for granted. Every woman has a right to speak her mind and no one can take her for granted as long as she respects her rights. So, I would request women to know that they too have rights to stand up and voice their concerns.
The recent incident in Mangalore is just another chapter to the number of incidents that have been going on in India. Due to media such incidents are coming to our notice but sadly after a few days its forgotten. We move on like nothing has happened till we hear about the next incident. Then again there are a couple of discussions on and off television till we go on with our lives as usual.
We as women need to understand that we need to stand up for ourselves and ensure that the people who are involved in commiting such crime are thorougly punished. Once we stand united all the other systems would succumb to the pressure and yield in. It certainly isn't an easy task but how long are we going to wait for others to come and help us.
All schools, colleges and workplaces should have sessions to help girls/women defend themselves if they are attacked. Any form of defense mechanism would atleast help us take care of ourselves before we can seek some assistance.
At my previous workplace there was this security guard who was harassing a lady who was cleaning our office. I happened to see this woman crying in the pantry one day and asked her about it. She mentioned about this security guard and the terrible things he was saying to her. I immediately went up to my boss and narrated the whole incident. I also mentioned that none of the other women in office also would be safe with this guy around and he needs to be fired. And it did happen that this guy was replaced by another security guard.
There have been incidents in my own life where I have stood up for myself against verbal abuse or eve teasing. I have even hit people on the street who have tried acting overtly smart. Others have also learnt or are probably learning that a woman cannot be taken for granted. Every woman has a right to speak her mind and no one can take her for granted as long as she respects her rights. So, I would request women to know that they too have rights to stand up and voice their concerns.
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