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To be honest we have all been through alot of problems in our College days and I am still a college student and I won’t deny that as a girl yes I really am facing a lot of problems.
Very first thing is that as a girl there are really limitations to certain activities as we all know how boys have freedom due to their physical strength which helps them to set a good impression in front of our peers. But for girls these things are to be done in a controlled manner as we all know even if a girl is sitting she is always examined curiously.
To be honest girls are taken very lightly and there are less expectations towards them. I have seen that the attitude towards girls is still irrespective and also not serious enough to give them certain opportunities or even the chances to present themselves is low. Many times I have seen sports, anchoring and many more activities.
There are various issues honestly. Let’s take one of the popular things as elections in college. We have seen how girls are discouraged to fight against boys .
Next come is discrimination and safety issues. There have been numerous incidents where girls are actually not treated respectfully as compared to boys and many a time girls have to try hard to maintain a healthy relationship with their college mates . Also there are some lads and even educators who don’t even have basic manners to speak politely. They even bully girls and try to impose on them. There have been cases where litrally some professors have been taking pictures of students or taking advantage of them .
There are also sort of prejudice issues with the professors and students and the somewhere there are still insecure moment and fear that what if they take revenge. So I would say that still we have long way to go.