Hello everyone.

Thank You for providing me a platform to share

some of my agonising thoughts on one of the most misconceived
issue worldwide.
Gender equality, equality between men and women, entails the concept that all human beings,
both men and women, are free to develop their personal abilities and make choices without the
limitations set by stereotypes, rigid gender roles and prejudices. Gender equality means that the

The only way to achieve gender

equality is accept that different
behaviour, aspirations and needs of
all human beings should be
considered, valued and favoured
equally. It does not mean that women and men have to become the same, but that
their rights, responsibilities and opportunities will not depend on whether they are born male or
female.

Before I get into my topic “GENDER EQUALITY”, I wanna share one

thing with all of you. As an average girl in our vibrant society, I
started noticing some things that are often considered insignificant.
The way a woman is treated. Even though pretty much everyone
here claims to value women as an equal, actually they don’t.I
thought this is all about the society’s prevalent assumption that
women is a weaker sex. But as I grew up , I realised it was much
more than that, and that has refined of my perception on these
issues.

All these talks about Women Empowerment , Women Equality,

Women Liberty have become constant laments to most of us. But
have you ever thought “Are only women affected by this
inequalities?”. That’s the reason I wanted to take this chance to
induce something that we would have definitely experienced
without knowing it’s impacts.

Hence the principal fact I intent to emphasise is that every single

person in this world is one way or another subjects of gender
inequalities.

Females are offered less chances of improvement than their male

counterparts.

Males are often provided with much less emotional freedom than
females.

And then the gender undecided population are more or less ignored
of every opportunity that basically everyone else gets.

What is this guys? Is this what we have been trying to establish to

our next generation?

So where do these come from if we all really treat others cordially?

These disparities start with stereotypes. Assumptions that there’s

one way to be man. One way to be women. And men and women
they might as well be from different planets.
Men are subjected to enormous pressures to be a ‘real man’, to
demonstrate physical and emotional strength, and also to act as the family
‘breadwinner’. Trying to live up to these expectations can lead to feelings of
inadequacy. Even then men are supposed to be emotionally resilient and
are purely forbidden from seeking help.

So what happens next? Men are more likely to consume alcohol

excessively; more likely to engage in violent and risky behaviours; and less
likely to admit pain; and often their stress are ultimately directed toward
their opposite sex.

Meanwhile women have expectations too. Since they are presumed

to be temperamental, they are often denied from making their own
decisions. Since they are supposed to be diffident , they are paid less
than their male counterparts. Since women are considered to be
conservative , their assertions are projected as aggressions.

So what are we gonna do about it?

The issues cannot be resolved by immediately enforcing a law or

increasing the reservations or offering men less salary. Both men and
women should feel free to be sensitive. Both men and women should feel free to be strong…it is
time that we all perceive gender on a spectrum not as two opposing sets of ideas.

The only way to achieve gender equality is to accept the fact that
both men and women are equally emotional and equally capable.

women are often expected to be accommodative and emotional

and if not they are judged to be arrogant even unattractive
sometimes. Women are paid less than their male counterparts and
less likely to be seen in top positions. Women are required to be
grateful for what they get and denied to demand what they actually
deserve. It is because of the assumptions that women are less
capable than men.

Now at this point, I would like to share one of my personal

experiences.

If men are not compelled to be dominant, women won’t have to be

submissive.
Why does a society have one set of rules for men and another set of rules for women? Every
society must have the same set of rules for both men and women to follow. Only then can the
society become a progressive one.
It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquillity: they must have action;
and they will make it if they cannot find it. Millions are condemned to a stiller doom than mine,
and millions are in silent revolt against their lot. Nobody knows how many rebellions besides
political rebellions ferment in the masses of life which people earth. Women are supposed to be
very calm generally: but women feel just as men feel; they need exercise for their faculties, and a
field for their efforts, as much as their brothers do; they suffer from too rigid a restraint, to
absolute a stagnation, precisely as men would suffer; and it is narrow-minded in their more
privileged fellow-creatures to say that they ought to confine themselves to making puddings and
knitting stockings, to playing on the piano and embroidering bags. It is thoughtless to condemn
them, or laugh at them, if they seek to do more or learn more than custom has pronounced
necessary for their sex.”