India's most powerful political leader and head of the ruling party is a 'woman'. The most populous state has 'woman' as chief minister. A 'lady' is in contention to lead the Democrats to election in the world's most powerful country. Well, these are certain facts about women acheiving heights. But it would be a terrible mistake if you assume these reflect lives of common women. And we all know it... But what the reasons are.. I fail to understand.
I did not understand this until certain incidents happened. A girl had to repeatedly stay back late at office only because her predominantly male team prefers working late. The male majority stays close to office while the girl stays a good distance away from office. After knowing this I automatically started noticing that gender sensitivity does not exist in our life. My bro, his friend and I were talking about the need for good toilets in public places. Just imagine the plight of a woman who has to use a toilet in a public place. Male and female toilets are equally bad, but often men find a convenient place to relieve themselves, while a women cannot. I mentioned toilet first since I am kind of obsessed with this subject, which is not such a happy thing for others. 'cos I can take off on a tangential direction once a toilet topic is introduced. Another incident I noticed at office today. Once of my female colleagues mentioned that she has not spent even half n hour with her 3 yr old daughter for a week now. The reason: she has been invited to various office parties which she could not miss. Well, these are just a few incidents.. but I am sure that if I was more sensitive I would have noticed many more instances.
I just hope this new born sensitiveness remains with me..
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