Until the rape and subsequent death of a young woman in India last December, I was somewhat unaware of the atrocities taking place against women in that country. I was unaware of the fact that India was considered as the worst place to be a woman. I was not aware of how badly Indian women are treated or that rape was a part of ever day life there.
Incidence of rapes and other crimes against women is of epidemic proportion in India. It appears that not enough is being done by the Government to protect the rights of women. This is not surprising since every major political party has fielded and continues to field candidates facing criminal charges of rape harassment and other crimes against women.
It has been reported that in the last five years India’s leading political parties have offered tickets to 27 candidates accused of rape and 260 candidates facing charges of assault, harassment and other crimes against women.
Rape is not treated as a serious crime in India and even the police whose job it is to protect the innocent is a part of the problem. The women have no one they can trust.
People should lead by example and in a situation where those who lead and those who are to protect becomes a part of the problem what message is that sending to the general population.
To bring about change in India it is going to take a whole cultural change, starting with equality among the sexes. Girls are groomed to be good wives, not independent women with their own careers. Their most important role is to produce children. They are often treated as objects who should remain pure and be controlled.
Many girls are forced into marriages and some are even murdered by their own parents. Mothers often make excuses for their sons when they commit heinous crimes against girls. The change has to begin with women raising their sons to have respect for women instead of making excuses for them
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It is somewhat disheartening that India is the birthplace of religion and they are the worst example of goodness and the treatment of our greatest gift… I read about this subject every day and am quite in shock that even amidst the protests and political reforms there that it is still so common and almost accepted by the ruling class there. Thank you for sharing this post and helping make more people aware of the evils and atrocities that are part of daily life for many women in our world.
A society that is religious is not necessarily a society that loves God. We are seeing more and more crime against women right here in America, where God is being marginalized in our national thinking.
You are quite correct. This clearly demonstrate the point that in many societies there is very little respect for women!