A Serious Issue Women Face
A couple of months back I watching this Oprah Winfrey show (Oh Yeah, I am a big Oprah Winfrey fan, it was about a couple of women serving in the US army who were sexually harressed by their seniors.
These women were talking about how their seniors pressurized and tortured them mentally and physically and then were brutally raped. When these women complained about this issue up further they were rewarded with a honourary court martial for reasons which didnt hold enough value.
The history repeated itself in India a couple fo weeks back with 29-year-old Anjali Gupta, a flying officer with the Indian Air Force who was sexually harressed by her senoirs. Her repeated complaints led to her court martial...
Read more about Anjali Gupta's story here.
http://web.mid-day.com/news/nation/2005/may/108528.htm
Its really disheartening to hear Anjali say "I have no faith in the uniform anymore. I will not get justice here.”
Even the political leaders have washed their hands of this issue and have made no efforts to set up a inquiry. The entire isue makes me sick.
And now I wonder, if India will give the women in this country the necessary oppurtunity to grow and excel or is it gona uproot us. Because I am sure Anjali is not the only women in this country who has had sucha story clipped to her life. There are thousands of Anjali Guptas not only in the rural parts of India but also in urban India facing the ordeal of sexual harresment at their work place from their male counterparts.
9 comments:
Yeah, you're right. It's not all easy for women who work in male dominated areas. And not every male is a gentleman.
@Jinguchakka: That was a real quick comment :) But yeah its realy sad
Yeah....imagine the kind of pain and sorrow she must have gone thru....and to think they all turned the tables upon her...anyways, everyone in India knows what the truth is...just that they wont be punished:((
~peace~
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Wonder where all the mahila sanghs who protested over pooja bhatt's fake nude pictures and Shiv Sainiks who protest over valentines day went when some issue like this hits the headlines!
yeah its sad to read and see her story all publicised. this thing never seems to go down..
now another issue is the renaming of Bangalore.. SIGH
well.. the issue is not just that of sexual harassment. In a male dominated work space women have to push hard to prove themselves as capable workers. Nothing comes easy if u r a woman in a man's world
well.. the issue is not just that of sexual harassment. In a male dominated work space women have to push hard to prove themselves as capable workers. Nothing comes easy if u r a woman in a man's world
@Amogh, @Pallavi, @Me :
Well its really is a sad thing
Yup! that sucks big time.
When will woman learn to excercise her grey matter? Hey, why dont we have a Millitary division ccomprising of only women? I bet if we had - We'd be much better because most of the time, esp after experiences - we dont take decissions with hormones. And we are more 'Loyal'.
It never struck me before - but, Men who find it so difficult to be loyal to one woman - how is it they are loyal to the motherland! Strange - kinda explains 'Spies'
Before I am termed total Whacko or Psycho - I'm off. Yup bad bad mood. Ciao
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