Gender is a perception which grows and develops in people's minds. We have faced a lot of discrimination in the name of gender and we are still struggling to know the causes of this narrow- minded concept wherein we decide to play the role of women. Gender can be termed as ' poor categorisation' which unfortunately divides the power relation between various genders. Women are still being seen as the weaker sex and gender is the necessary component of society which needs to be studied from various perspectives of various genders but it almost seems to be impossible. Feminists tried to give it a different perspective by focusing on the issues and problems faced by different genders but there is a need of a proper revolutionary movement.
Gender sensitization is a very commonly used word but the system of consciousness raising was a product of second wave of feminism. There is a deeper pain associated with todays easiness. Women's subordination still persists and remains a common problem in Indian society due to certain pre- perceived notions of society and its functionality which have never been reviewed and changed since centuries. Women focused on gender adaptation as they have to do a lot of adjustments in the society whereas gender polarisation extended the power of supremacy to men.
Growth of feminism is still required and we cannot really justify the term post- feminism. If feminism exists then there is no place for this newly emerging term. The politics behind this term is that many people think that feminism has gone because women have everything and they have enough freedom to act upon their choices but this seems to be the biggest hurdle in the way of fourth wave of feminism. Even today equality is denied to women and other genders like transgenders and other sexualities like gays and lesbians. This is ridiculous that our societal context do not change with modernity and the essence of humanity and we treat each other as "others".
We need to understand the history and change it as it teaches us not to repeat the same mistakes. It is a crucial time to think and act upon to stabilise the gender polarisation which is like a curse to humanity. Gender is different for different person but there is a commonality in the existence of this gendered structure which hampers the welfare of the society. There is a need to understand gender in a broader way. Gender should include everyone irrespective of caste, creed and race.
Gender should "go positive" and reform its system so that society includes everyone, excludes none.
Gender sensitization is a very commonly used word but the system of consciousness raising was a product of second wave of feminism. There is a deeper pain associated with todays easiness. Women's subordination still persists and remains a common problem in Indian society due to certain pre- perceived notions of society and its functionality which have never been reviewed and changed since centuries. Women focused on gender adaptation as they have to do a lot of adjustments in the society whereas gender polarisation extended the power of supremacy to men.
Growth of feminism is still required and we cannot really justify the term post- feminism. If feminism exists then there is no place for this newly emerging term. The politics behind this term is that many people think that feminism has gone because women have everything and they have enough freedom to act upon their choices but this seems to be the biggest hurdle in the way of fourth wave of feminism. Even today equality is denied to women and other genders like transgenders and other sexualities like gays and lesbians. This is ridiculous that our societal context do not change with modernity and the essence of humanity and we treat each other as "others".
We need to understand the history and change it as it teaches us not to repeat the same mistakes. It is a crucial time to think and act upon to stabilise the gender polarisation which is like a curse to humanity. Gender is different for different person but there is a commonality in the existence of this gendered structure which hampers the welfare of the society. There is a need to understand gender in a broader way. Gender should include everyone irrespective of caste, creed and race.
Gender should "go positive" and reform its system so that society includes everyone, excludes none.
By: Anupreeta Chatterjee
No comments:
Post a Comment