Gayatri Somvanshi
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Gayatri Somvanshi replied to the topic Women empowerment, reality or still a dream? in the forum Gender Justice 2 years, 11 months ago
Well I would say that it’s a dream turning into reality. So far I would say that we have all come a long way by taking baby steps.
I won’t really deny the fact that today’s condition is a lot better than in ancient and medieval eras where women were not even allowed to show their face. But one common thing between both the Era and today’s modern…[Read more] -
Gayatri Somvanshi replied to the topic How to make women more aware about their rights? in the forum Rights & Laws 2 years, 11 months ago
This is an inevitable truth that most of the women suffer and become victims of crimes because some of them don’t even know that they do have rights for themselves to protect them. Many women especially women in rural areas still suffer and endure domestic violence, rapes and many other issues and have to leave a constricted life and also teach…[Read more]
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Gayatri Somvanshi replied to the topic Do women play a role in upholding patriarchy? in the forum Sexism & Patriarchy 2 years, 11 months ago
Honestly to a great extent I would say . It’s the fact that we at some point in our life or you can even say in our everyday life point out, judge a girl and contribute to the encouragement of patriarchy. There are two ways in how we actually are upholding patriarchal norms :-
To bully someone .
Let someone bully us.
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Gayatri Somvanshi replied to the topic Still house chores are women’s duty. Why? in the forum Sexism & Patriarchy 2 years, 11 months ago
It’s because we have always thought that girls are meant to cook and look after children. Now we have all witnessed women are always expected to do chores . Especially when it comes to working women, they are expected to manage both sides of work. If by chance they are unable to handle it they are often told to choose home rather than working at…[Read more]
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Gayatri Somvanshi replied to the topic Is it right to judge women because of their dress size? in the forum Sexism & Patriarchy 2 years, 11 months ago
Being an overweight girl I have always subjected various criticisms to the point I cried. Especially when it comes to the matter of clothes they always expect to not wear sleeveless or tight fitted or too baggy clothes as according to them we will look fat in that . I am often advised to wear Indian clothes instead of western. I am even advised…[Read more]
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Gayatri Somvanshi replied to the topic How Safe Are Women At Their Workplace in Current Time? in the forum Employment Opportunities 2 years, 11 months ago
We all know that women have to always face difficulties in their day to day lives, be it personal or professional. When we talk about professional lives we unconsciously know how women face sexism , criticism , less pay and sexual harassment in the workplace.
We all have learned about many cases of how women have practically attempted suicide…[Read more] -
Gayatri Somvanshi replied to the topic Marital rape isn't legal, and that's okay? in the forum Rights & Laws 2 years, 11 months ago
Rape is an offence. So whether it is done by a stranger or husband, forcing women to have sexual intercourse without her permission is a crime . We all know that the supreme court has made unwilling intercourse between husband and wife above 15 years of age an exception under the Section 375 of IPC and its wife’s so-called duty to have her…[Read more]
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Gayatri Somvanshi replied to the topic Women typically earn less and hold less secure jobs than men. in the forum Gender Justice 2 years, 11 months ago
Yes it is true that gender pay gaps exist .Sadly there are still asian countries like India and China where women are paid less even though they dedicate equal time or even more time to work.Not only in corporate world but even in entertainment industry its common topic that actresses are paid less than an actor because it is believed that they…[Read more]
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Gayatri Somvanshi replied to the topic A woman has the sole decision in requesting an abortion. in the forum Maternal Health 2 years, 11 months ago
MTP i.e. medical termination of pregnancy also called as abortion against woman’s will is definitely not a good thing or even not letting woman abort the child and forcing a woman to bear the child too is not good thing.
MTP is mostly suggested only when there can be problem with the child and when the pregnancy can threaten lives of both mother…[Read more] -
Gayatri Somvanshi replied to the topic Importance of women self defense. in the forum Gender-based Violence 2 years, 11 months ago
We are living in a country where people have raped her in buses and temples so it’s no doubt self defence is an essential skill we need to learn. We need to learn to protect ourselves in any unsafe situation even though we can’t match with the strength of man but it’s also not that we can’t defeat him. Self defence is a skill that should actually…[Read more]
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Gayatri Somvanshi replied to the topic Is menstrual education a major concern? in the forum Reproductive Health & Rights 2 years, 11 months ago
Period!!!
Oh my god why did you say it so loud?😳
Why menstruation, which is a process and not just a process but an important process and function of the human female body is taboo in this society. Why is it termed impure when it’s the reason for our whole existence.
Menstruation cycle is a biological cycle of the human female body we all know.…[Read more] -
Gayatri Somvanshi replied to the topic Should women stay at home? in the forum Gender Justice 2 years, 11 months ago
One of the most popular questions from the decade from when women started to work especially when women started to work in the corporate sector is should a womans stay home especially after childbirth to look after the chiThere have been countless views on it and most people were inclined to let women stay as the child needs his mother to look…[Read more]
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Gayatri Somvanshi replied to the topic Is it SAFE for Women to Travel India? in the forum Safety and Security 2 years, 11 months ago
It’s really sad to hear from people that our country is unsafe to travel and that’s something we can disagree with. Recently I saw a youtube video where the host was asking Korean people about the impression they had of India and along with strong points there was one negative point that hit hard when they said that it’s unsafe to travel in…[Read more]
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Gayatri Somvanshi replied to the topic Obstacles to Girls' Education and How to Overcome Them in the forum Access to Education 2 years, 11 months ago
One of the most important rights which has always been snatched for women is their right for proper education.
According to UNICEF around 132 million girls drop out of school worldwide.Out of which 34 3 million are of primary age, 30 million of lower secondary and 67.4 million of secondary age .
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Gayatri Somvanshi replied to the topic Beauty Standards for Women in the forum Sexism & Patriarchy 2 years, 11 months ago
‘Beauty’ – whenever this word comes to my mind unconsciously the first picture comes into my mind is women. Practically speaking women and the term beauty are correlated for me. You can say it’s just like a beautiful woman and a woman is beautiful. But exactly how beautiful a woman should be?
Slim , delicate ,fair and should have profound…[Read more] -
Gayatri Somvanshi replied to the topic Compromise and kill your dream in silence, just because what will people say? in the forum General Discussions 2 years, 11 months ago
There are lot of women who have been compromising at every point of life. I still remember when I was forced to take addmission in my hometown when I was alloted to better University outside the city but I was practically forced using their illness and I was afraid that if something happens everyone would have blamed me but now I feel that it…[Read more]
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Gayatri Somvanshi replied to the topic Does domestic violence affect children at home? in the forum Gender-based Violence 2 years, 11 months ago
Yes its affects a lot to the point where children suffer from hig functioning anxiety and depression and more things. Even if its a verbal abuse it leads to mental stress and many mental health issues which mostly starts to show during adolescence.
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Gayatri Somvanshi replied to the topic Debate : Gender Equality or Gender Justice? in the forum Gender Justice 2 years, 11 months ago
Indeed gender equality is still not had been attained in India. Even Today girls are not educated as boys. They gave to choose their professions carefully abd then decide to go for education that too with lot of conditions. Going out for trip is simple thing which is often banned for women. Women are opposed to do jobs especially after marriage.…[Read more]