Women: Victims Of Inequality

Women: Victims Of Inequality

“She's not working. She's just a housewife." He announced with a smug face. ‘He’ has predefined the fact that any work done under the four walls of his kingdom will never amount to the work he does in his air-conditioned office.’ He’ decides on how much she gets paid . ’His’ ignorance has set rules for her to follow  ; rules that force her to cover up her boldness , rules that trap her in the shell of ‘safety’ , rules that cover her eyes with a scarf , forbidding her from seeing the light . ‘He’ could be any man who sets his daughters' limits from the time she is born. “ Is it a girl or a boy?” They ask; “Is it a burden or a boon?”, they mean. Her childhood is biased to kitchen sets and Barbie dolls and to the color pink . She is forced to cover her tender body ; for in a cruel world like ours , even her five-year old innocence would be threatened by ‘him’. She is introduced to different people who would control her but never have they shared their power with her. She finds herself stooping down ; in  her  family , in her society , all her life. Her courage is questioned when she is forced to hide in the shadows and never to come out alone at night. Then, ‘he’ seals an official bond with dowry  , lands and everything except her ,believing that marriage was a ‘license’ to bring down her dignity .The once daring beauty is brought down to a calm and reserved lady , serving her family. To her dismay, she is yet again introduced to  her kids as a mere ‘housewife’ rather than a ‘homemaker’, a mother , or a symbol of respect. Her existence has always been doubted and yet they cannot imagine a world without her .Despite the stabbing words she is enduring , she still holds a heart of gold. She is kind , concerned and caring, even to the ones who hurt her in her four-walled darkness .Her love remains unconditional even when her clothes lay tattered as he stamps her down with his foot. Isn’t it a sad truth that he’ll never know her love? For she will always be hidden under the safety of her scarves……..