“This is the first time in the history that we are talking
about equality of gender”. As I heard these words from my friend’s mouth, I
realized the magnanimity of his statement. We, as a generation, are part of a
progressive change in the very foundation of society. Slow, yet existent.
Man and
Woman, or as feminists would suggest, Woman and Man, have now the opportunity
to talk about being considered equal and treated as individuals, regardless of
the gender they belong to. This does not mean they are both expected to bear
offsprings, or both expected to run as fast, but it means both the genders have
the equal rights to choose the lives that they wish to have.
As history
stands to teach us, Change has never come easy. Scholars who said the earth was
round, when everybody was more than convinced it was flat; freedom-fighters who
said the foreign invaders had no place ravaging their homelands and fought for
freedom; or educated citizens who said no king or queen could govern a country
as effectively as a democratic republic, can all stand testimony to how tough
and testing change can be!
In this
generation, the change we talk of is the way we look at the genders that exist
in our societies (or rather, in our minds). We are the people who will be
remembered in the future centuries to come, as the people who broke down
barriers that has pulled people down with true potential for greatness, and
freed them from the binds that force them to conform to the norms of the
gender-biased societies.
Do we want
to be a part of this change? Do we want to be remembered for the greatness that
we as a community have achieved? Do we want to allow people to achieve
greatness and contribute to the entire humanity moving forward? Why not!
The world
was always faced with new innovations, theories and techniques, that rattled
its very foundation. The discovery of fire, the invention of the computer, the
proposal of the Big Bang Theory, the concept of Free Education, and countless
such examples taken from the very history of the species that we belong to.
None of these changes were accepted painlessly, yet they eventually were. The
path to gender equality also faces a similar destiny.
The little
battles fought today, will certainly bring about the change that people have
begun to realize, is necessary in this world. Why not be a part of this battle
and fight the odds, afterall change is the only thing that is constant.
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