Above all,
be the heroine of your life, not a victim! ― says Nora Ephron
For most in the history, anonymous was a woman. It is NOW that Indian women has realized her
real potential and has opened her eyes to see the outside world. She has
admitted to the real ‘Girl Power’
which is no gimmick to be the change. Today, her opinions matter and are heard,
and they too can….Divorce their partners.
Contrast to earlier days, today Indian women have learned to
say ‘NO’ and stand for themselves and their rights. Men too no longer take
their wives for granted and treat them as individuals with their own dreams. As
Indian educated women leave their footprints successfully in different profiles,
from the corporate to politics, marriage is no longer a necessity to be
financially stable. Instead of surrendering to the situation, they now take the
matters in their hands and fight for their happiness.
True, Women empowerment has done a lot of good to our
country, after all no nation would want to waste half of its potential
workforce. But has this empowerment really contributed to the skyrocketing
divorce rates in India? We women are changing in every manner, but are the men around
us accepting this change? I doubt… May be some of us are blessed with the best
husbands who understand our perspective. What about others? Many men are still
looking for reasons to put their wives down and if not them then their family.
Well, its right that divorce rates have noticeably increased
after the women empowerment in India, but this is not the sole reason behind. It’s
the patriarchal society that our men has grown up in, which hurts their ego if
they see any girl doing better than them. The impatience and their feeling to dominate
their women end up in clashes. Well, not only man, women too sometimes go
overboard with the freedom they have and misuse their power. The feminist
movement and its influence grows so strong that it influences the relationship
and sentiments.
The way forward???
Knowing the fact, that women empowerment is only going to
grow stronger, what is the solution to this rising divorce rate in India?
Women are said to be the intelligent one when it comes to
maintaining relationships. So its time to know the limits of our power and mutually
compromise or change where we can, to enjoy the marital bliss. A line needs to
be drawn to avoid gender based conflicts by both the sexes. We women need to be
patient till this change gets instilled in our men. That could be another
battle to be won!
And what about men?
For Indian men, the need is to look beyond their patriarchal
line and be unaccustomed to the new feminist trends and break the dilemma of
being a superior. They have to learn to cope up with the change as there is no
way around. Marriage is about two people and is not a one-way street. Loving and
caring for each other should also mean accepting each other’s dreams and
respecting our better half’s thinking and moral values.
Women empowerment is
here to stay and grow. So everyone of us needs to welcome this change and be
happy in the blissful institution that’s marriage!
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