I still remember my father's words from childhood; "My daughters are my pride and for me there is no difference between my daughter and son". Then there were some other instructions too that I recall .....like my grandmother saying "don't jump here and there or do not be so short tempered, you are a girl"... or my mum's..."you must not stay out till late night ...its not safe for girls out there" and the trademark comment of all those well meaning relatives ... "she must learn to cook... after all she is a girl".Then there were all those talk shows on televisions stating male female equality....women can do all that a men can do...etc etc.
Growing up I always thought, like any other rebellious teenager "yes men and women are indeed equal.. I am no less than a man and can do whatever they do with equal precision and sometimes even better"; but certain experiences of life made me contemplate "are women really equivalent to men?? are we equals as in 1 = 1?????"
Well its a bomb of a question and each one of us have our own perspective to these things.....but after giving it a much thought and analyzing the people around me I came to a conclusion..... men and women are not equal to each other... they can never be equal...that is not the equation of life.... they indeed complete each other.. like men + women = good life. One can not live a happy and successful life without the existence of other. And yes I am satisfied with this equation. Now whenever someone says "what a bad driver.. must be a lady" I don't get upset by it like I used to get in past.... yes men could be better drivers or better mechanics or better electricians a better provider... but women are better cook, better parent, better caretaker, better homemaker a better life manager.
I once read somewhere men are instinctively good at maths and physics whereas women are better in arts. In today's time men and women are venturing into each other's field and most of them are quite successful also but that is something that has come from real hard work and dedication; the natural behaviour, strengths and talent of both are different.
Then why all this hue and cry for equality?????After giving a deep thought and exploring myself and others for answers I thought maybe this so called war is not about equality of men and women in terms of what they can do but it is in terms of giving equal amount of respect, rights and importance to women. Yes now I know and believe that men and women are not equal of each other.. they complete each other...one can not exist happily without the other but men and women should be given equal amount of respect, rights and acceptance in the society that is what equality of sexes mean.
