WOMEN

EQUALITY OF WOMEN IS A DREAM Equality is a beautiful dream. All men are not of the same make, like a manufactured product. Some have initiative, urge to explore opportunities, leadership qualities, will to conquer etc. which mark them as different from the rest of the population, as an elephant and an ant. From Plato to the communists, socialism has remained a dream, impractical and unworkable. So far as women are concerned, the very idea of equality with men is ludicrous.. Their body structure itself is different. Men and women have to perform complementary functions. Equality smacks of competition. Is there any point in women joining the Army? Can men become sex workers? The institution of marriage is beset with the competitive spirit between husband and wife. Live-in is much better, as the partners are free and so will easily adjust to the ideas of each other. As women are empowered by education and employment, they refuse to obey implicitly whatever is told by their husbands or in-laws. The result is divorce; Bombay is said to be the divorce capital of India. On the other hand, women excel in teaching and administrative fields. Let men handle those areas, where they can do it better, like riggers and mechanics. I feel that the vociferous women’s groups are doing more harm than any good for the smooth functioning of the man-woman relationship Reservation of seats in legislative bodies, for ensuring equality, will result in merit being the casualty. In most panchayats, women are just show pieces. Actual work is done by people in the background.