FEMINISM IS FREEDOM

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Feminism is about giving women choice. It’s about freedom. It’s about liberation. It’s about equality. Say it loudly and proudly: #feminism is about women’s liberation from patriarchy.
But men created patriarchy and benefit from it; otherwise, they would fight with us to end it. 
I say Feminism is not about hating men. It is not about losing your femininity. It’s about equality. Which is something that we still don't have and need it. Feminism is more than a voice of protest or questioning. it is moral self-reflection, a conquering of inner fears and a realisation of self-worth. It doesn't abandon values or relationships, but goes on to create new ones.
But, there are many traditions and customs that have been a huge part of India and its people for hundreds of years. Religious laws and expectations, or “personal laws” enumerated by each specific religion, often conflict with the Indian Constitution, eliminating rights and powers women legally should have. Religions, like Hinduism, call for women to be faithful servants to God and their husbands. They have a term called "pativrata" that describes a wife who has accepted service and devotion to her husband and her family as her ultimate religion and duty. Indian society is highly composed of hierarchical systems within families and communities. India is also a patriarchal society, which, by definition, describes cultures in which males as fathers or husbands take charge as the official heads of household. The descent and inheritance are traced through the male line, known as patrilineal system, and they are generally in control of the distribution of family resources. These traditions and ways of Indian life have been in effect for so long, that this type of lifestyle is what women expect and are accustomed to. 
Instead of saying, “Women can do anything a man can do,” we ought to recognize that women can do amazing things men can never do. Our biological differences — the ability to create life — is a gift.
The reason women are oppressed is because we are different from men. We do not need to be seen as equal to men: we need to be seen as worthy and valid not in spite of, but because of our differences. Women should not have to be perceived as the same as men to be deserving.
Feminism has never been about getting a job for one woman. It's about making life more fair for women everywhere. It's not about a piece of the existing pie; there are too many of us for that. It's about baking a new pie.
#FEMINISM_IS_FREEDOM

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