Aditi Sahu
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Aditi Sahu replied to the topic Should women stay at home? in the forum Gender Justice 2 years, 1 month ago
In the olden times it was a norm for women to stay at home and do all the household chores and take care of the children. Just because something was a norm in the past, doesn’t in any way mean that it should remain like it in the present and continue in the future. So to simply answer the question whether women should stay at home, the answer…[Read more]
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Aditi Sahu replied to the topic How Do Marital Adornments Impact Women’s Lives? in the forum Sexism & Patriarchy 2 years, 1 month ago
No one can deny the fact that marital adornments are patriarchal in nature. While in today’s world, you’ll find a lot of people saying that women choose to adorn themselves with these marital jewelries and other stuff, but they forget the fact that they are only speaking about the privileged women. As for women who don’t have any kind privilege?…[Read more]
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Aditi Sahu replied to the topic How false body positivity is being forced on social media by influencers. in the forum General Discussions 2 years, 1 month ago
In today’s generation, social media content creators play a huge role shaping the views and notions of the youth. And given that their influence is so known to everyone that they are even called “influencers” now, one would think that they must be responsible enough to promote and talk about topic they have expertise in; sadly this is not the…[Read more]
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Aditi Sahu replied to the topic Mansplaining and its effect on women. in the forum Sexism & Patriarchy 2 years, 1 month ago
Mansplaining denotes the act of condescendingly explaining something, particularly by a man to a woman, in order to appear knowledgeable, or from a mistaken presumption that she has an inferior understanding of the topic. It isn’t just a simple case of a male person sharing something with a female person, it is the act of basically looking down…[Read more]
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Aditi Sahu replied to the topic Is there equality in marriages? in the forum Gender Justice 2 years, 1 month ago
Marriage is a sacred institution that unites two or more people and creates a family tie and carries legal, social, and religious rights and responsibilities. By nature itself, marriage is between equals and it aims to treat them equally. But in real life, is there equality in marriages?
The answer is sadly no, there isn’t. There never has been,…[Read more]
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Aditi Sahu replied to the topic Save Water, Save Future in the forum Water & Sanitation 2 years, 1 month ago
There’s no denying the fact that water is life. You can live without food for a few days but without water? You’ll have to be a superhuman just to go half a day without drinking water.
“Water Water everywhere, not a drop to drink”
The question may arise in one’s mind that why should we save water? After all, there is already a lot of it. Earth…[Read more]
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Aditi Sahu replied to the topic Child Marriage is a Bane in the forum Child Marriage 2 years, 1 month ago
Child marriage, another flaw of our society. According to the law, the legal age for a person to get married is 21 for now, but it wasn’t the same before. People don’t even care about how old their children are, and force them to tie a knot with another child, or worse, a middle aged adult. Actually it’s not even forced, how would a child of age…[Read more]
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Aditi Sahu replied to the topic Female foeticide , A sin! Put this practice in dustbin! in the forum Sexism & Patriarchy 2 years, 1 month ago
Female foeticide —sometimes I question myself that why is this an issue or a topic in first place! Why do people think of girls as a burden on their shoulders? Why is there such a huge gap between two genders of human society?
My mind hates to define this but, female foeticide is the practice of killing of an “unborn” girl child inside their m…[Read more] -
Aditi Sahu replied to the topic Gender-Neutral Language, Why it is so important? in the forum Sexism & Patriarchy 2 years, 1 month ago
Language is a very important tool that can influence many. It plays a huge role in shaping our mindset and impacting our beliefs. Not only is language influential in nature, it also shows the true picture of society. So when it comes to our society, it will be of no surprise to know that our language is not gender-neutral.
The language, be it…[Read more]
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Aditi Sahu replied to the topic Do gender stereotypes play a role in the professions we choose? in the forum Employment Opportunities 2 years, 1 month ago
Gender stereotypes have existed in our society since the time unknown and they continue to flourish even in today’s modern world—which is shameful, to say the least. These gender stereotypes can be about anything and everything, and the worst part is, they influence the young minds as well. That makes one wonder, do gender stereotypes play a r…[Read more]
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Aditi Sahu replied to the topic The sexism of swear words. ( A large portion of swear words are misogynistic) in the forum Sexism & Patriarchy 2 years, 1 month ago
There’s no denying the fact that a large portion of swear words is centred on women, and hence are deeply misogynistic in nature. There are some people who, in trying to hide their inherent misogyny, claim that swear words centre on women because in a man’s life women are the most important things. How on earth can they try to defend an already…[Read more]
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Aditi Sahu replied to the topic The glorification of motherhood. in the forum Sexism & Patriarchy 2 years, 1 month ago
While motherhood is definitely a beautiful thing and should be something glorified in itself, the society has used it as a tool to degrade women who don’t choose that path in their lives. The society has made the mistake of equating womanhood with motherhood, while being a mother can be major part of a woman’s life, it’s not a benchmark of…[Read more]
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Aditi Sahu replied to the topic Why a women is expected to be compromising more in a marriage? in the forum Sexism & Patriarchy 2 years, 1 month ago
From young age on onwards, girls are advised to adjust in every situation no matter what. They taught to adjust to the fact that their brother would always be treated better than them, they are advised that they’ll always be the ones responsible if anything wrong happens to them. And that is exactly what happens after a woman’s marriage too. From…[Read more]
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Aditi Sahu replied to the topic Are we moving towards a gender-neutral kitchen? in the forum Sexism & Patriarchy 2 years, 1 month ago
As much as I’d like to say yes, the practical answer to this question is unfortunately no. We are still living in a society that follows the patriarchal standards of living. People still think that it’s women who are supposed to be cooking in the kitchen and not men. While there are definitely some people who understand that cooking is basic life…[Read more]
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Aditi Sahu replied to the topic Why is it that only women are expected to display their marital status? in the forum Sexism & Patriarchy 2 years, 1 month ago
There’s a very simple answer to this question, and it’s patriarchy. The patriarchy has still made sure that the society keep treating women as objects owned by men. By making them display their marital status on every document, the patriarchy just keeps on persisting the notion that women are nothing by themselves, they can only be seen in…[Read more]
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Aditi Sahu replied to the topic Has too many meanings given to the cause of feminism ruined the basic aim of the movement? in the forum Feminism 2 years, 2 months ago
Feminism started as a movement to fight for women’s rights. While the movement’s sole aim was to liberate women and to strip off patriarchy, it has meant different to different people. There has never been a single meaning to feminism in people’s minds. Different people perceive it in different ways. While this definitely ensures inclusivity of…[Read more]
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Aditi Sahu replied to the topic A woman has the sole decision in requesting an abortion. in the forum Maternal Health 2 years, 2 months ago
Does a woman have the sole decision in requesting an abortion? Absolutely yes! It is after all the woman’s body who is going to go through every procedure during pregnancy and labour, hence it should obviously be women who should be able to decide whether they want to terminate their pregnancy or not as long as they have a valid reason. And the…[Read more]
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Aditi Sahu replied to the topic How Safe Are Women At Their Workplace in Current Time? in the forum Employment Opportunities 2 years, 2 months ago
In current times, women aren’t safe anywhere, be it outside or their own homes. So if we talk about workplace, the condition of women’s safety remains the same. The instances of sexual harassment at workplace are so very common in our society. We realised from the #metoo movement as well how unsafe women are in every sphere of their lives.
When…[Read more]
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Aditi Sahu replied to the topic Obstacles to Girls' Education and How to Overcome Them in the forum Access to Education 2 years, 2 months ago
We have all heard of our country’s motto “beti bachao, beti padhao”. While we are still struggling to save the girl child from being killed right at birth, it doesn’t come off as a surprise that education of girl child is doing no better. There are hundreds of obstacles that girls face in our country that hamper their education. Right now, let’s…[Read more]
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Aditi Sahu started the topic Heteronormativity and Its Consequences in the forum LGBTQ Issues & Rights 2 years, 2 months ago
According to Wiktionary, heteronormativity is the assumption that all human beings are either male or female in both sex and gender, and that sexual and romantic attraction and activity only occurs, or is only normal, between people of different sexes. So basically heteronormativity idealizes or normalises heterosexual relationships and the gender…[Read more]
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