Equality

The main type of inequality which should be wiped out is that between the genders. If we take a closer look those who consider women inferior are women themselves. They are the ones who let men get away with the view that women were created to serve and obey men. The women should realize they have equal rights as men, in no way are they inferiors. Men and women are different, not better or worse, just different. There is no need for them to give a dowry to get married. The women should realize that they don’t need looking after. They should not marry a man who wants dowry. They should get a job to stand on their own feet. Once married the house hold chores must be equally shared by both.

Let us take a look at a few present situations. The tension between mother-in-law and daughter-low, the female secretary who takes advantage of the married bosses sexual advances, women allowing themselves to be shown as a sexual commodity or servants at home in advertisements, serials and films, the women who always have to live in constant fear of their husbands, the women who nag their husbands at home, the women who feel compelled to give in to their husbands sexual advances, the high rise of female infanticide with the mother’s consent, the women whose only interest in life is attending parties to compare their attire to those of others present, and many more. The root cause of all these and many more are due to the fact that there is no equality between the sexes.

Why should the women always take her husband’s name after marriage? In that case why should children take the father’s name? Can’t the children be allowed to choose their first, middle and last name and their own religion when they are old enough to think for themselves? Should parents have children with just the selfish intention of having someone to carry their name, obey them and then take over their property? One thing a woman should keep in mind is not to be carried away by a man who is extra courteous to her. Most probably he will have only one thing in mind – to have sex with her.

There are businessmen like Mr. Narayana Murthy of Infosys, Whose vision was to make even his driver a millionaire one day. There are lots of businessmen in our society who earn lakhs of rupees every month but are not interested in paying their employees well. What such employers should keep in mind is that by paying their employees well, they are indirectly making profits for themselves. Let’s take the example of an employer who owns a button and fastener(zip) company . If he pays his employees well, the purchasing power of his employees will increase, they will buy more clothes for themselves and their family as a result the demand for button and fasteners will increase. The employer can employ the best talent and also reduce his frequent recruiting costs .

Employees should be devoted to their job and be responsible. They shouldn’t have a servile attitude towards their employers. Even in this 21st century there are people who consider themselves superior due to their caste or colour. It is high time they realised that the plight of the king and the pauper is the same, one day both of them become dust. There are people who belong to the lower caste who think it is due to their fault and they don’t mind being treated cruelly. It is time everyone realised irrespective of sex , caste, creed, colour that all are equal. People should live and let live.
The main evil of inequality is that some people are victimized. There are various NGOs which work for such people.