Firstly i apologise for not writing in ages..as u all kno..im the procrastination queen..and as my friend very nicely jst reminded me..i am laptop less..meh chori k laptop se likh rahi hun'.
Been meaning to write this 4 a long time..happened sumwhr at the beginning of d session.
There ws a discussion in our law lecture about the not-so-recent mandate passed by the Karnataka Government regarding banning women from working late. As expected a heated discussion ensued..considering moi, a self confessed feminist was a member. (Now as are most engg and MBA student bodies, ours is a male dominated strength..at least in mere numerals).
Our law faculty is a lady..an opinionated one at that..my best friend feels females always have sumtin against other hot females (the best friend is a guy of course).
Not that i expected much, but none of the able-minded males sitting out there seemed to think the mandate was preposterous. That was not surprising, what amazd me was, neither did most of the able-minded females out there. And mind you, this was a discussion in an MBA school in Mumbai.
The argument provided were, the obtuse 'let's accept it, women ARE weaker than men'..and 'what will u do if u get raped?' and this one tops the list..there was an analogy drawn between this mandate and the laws for homicide. The argument so given was, the state is doing its job in protecting US( yeah this means it was a lady in the classroom who pointed it out) and just like state prevents homicide, it is preventing rape. In our liberal approach, it never crosses aur mind to curtail the culprit.
Now, the point I am trying to make is, how can a state prevent someone from going out at night? Just as every woman is a potential rape victim, every man is a potential rapist. Or is it not?
My viewpoints may seem feminist..but it seems only fair to impose an equal ban.
I have a question, if my organization wants me to handle an emergency which let's say occurs late at night. Considering the ban, i cannot move out. Now, why will an organization want to employ a lady in a responsible position? I have to compromise my responsibility and freedom because a jerk on the road is inept in controlling his hormones?
The ultimate argument of course was, how many cases do you hear of males getting raped as compared to females? This precisely proves my point..who is a danger on the streets late at night..males or females? This brings us back to the fundamental question..does our law curtail the culprit or the victim?
