Gender Discrimination

Gender discrimination starts even before birth,in the form of gender tests..

In the olden days there was no way of finding out the gender of a child,so people just had to wait until birth of the child.
But now, with the introduction of newer tecnologies like ultrasound scan,ct scan etc..its become very easy to determine the gender of the child even before birth,therefore if the tests say that the unborn child is a girl,then the parents can get rid of the child even before it is born.Thus many girls were killed even before they were born. Therefore,The government of India passed a law to prevent this..

According to de law,now,its illegal to find out the sex of a child before its born,but even now, many persons(including unscrupulous doctors) continue to find out the sex before birth as well as do unsafe abortions to kill these innocent girls and sometimes ,the mothers too,if the abortion was not safe.

There are so many atrocities after birth too,in some places,the neonates are killed as soon as it is known that it is a girl whereas in some others, the girls are sold off because the parents cant afford to take care of another girl child..these girls are bought by unscrupulous persons and later indulged in sex trade or organ trade!
In some places little infants were starved to death because they cannot be sold off!!
the children are left off outside,and are not given food until they die,because,the law forbids people from killing!!
Girls in many places are not allowed to study,
In Indian culture,it is believed that,boys will extend the familt name whereas,a girl is considered as just a burden to be married off with a hefty dowry.If a girl child is born,the mother is held responsible for the gender,and in many cases,if a boy is not born,the husband is made to marry another woman with hopes that the new wife will give birth to a male child!!
This is an absolutely wrong way of thinking,as the gender of a child is not determined by its mother but by the father...When a spern containing x-chromosome fertilises the ovum,a female child is born,whereas when a sperm having y-chromosome fertilises the ovum a male child is born.
The sex ratio according to the 2001 census is 933:1000.that means for every 1000 boys,there are only 933 girls..ideally there should be 1000 girls for 1000 boys,i.e an equal distribution,but because of the above mentioned practices,there is a skewered ratio,which will ultimately lead to an unbalanced society,in future...
It is therefore important to educate people,as well as follow what we learn to prevent such occurances..

X chromosome, Y chromosome

The human race needs women for proliferation,there is ample evidence of this in genetics,wherein the X- chromosome(which determines the sex of a girl) is more powerful than the Y chromosome(which the sex of a boy).
The X chromosome has more important genes which determine a variety of characteristics apart from the sex of females.The X chromosome has genes determining blood groups,balding,colour blindness etc..
On the other hand, the Y chromosome stays content in just determining the sex of a male.That is why,the X chromosome is present in all human beings,whereas Y chromosome is present only in males.
Therefore,if the X chromosome is deficient in any of the genes it is responsible for,it results in disease for males,but in females since there are two x chromosomes,even if one X chromosome is deficient,they still can be normal since the other X chromosome takes up the function,a condition known as carrier state.
also the Y chromosome is associated with aggressiveness,anti social and sometimes criminal behavior.There is proof of this as persons having abnormalities in Y chromosome(i.e excess of Y chromosomes like XYY syndrome,where there is an extra Y chromosome due to chromosomal abnormalities) show anti social,aggressive and often criminal behavior.
This is not the case when there are chromosomal abnormalities with X chromosome(eg:-Turners syndrome(XO),superfemales(XXX,XXXX etc))

This clearly shows that even at the chromosomal level,females are better than males...

A girls life..

I came across this young girl(let's call her radha) in the psychiatry department one day...
she was just 18 years old, but was already married with 2 kids..
The second child was recently born in the same hospital a few days back..
Radha was diagnosed with having post partum psychosis,which literally means "madness after giving birth"..but she wasnt mad, she was just like any other school girl,a little shy ,a bit excited,a bit hyperactive and she she spoke sooo much once we started talking to her..

Here goes her story..

Radha's parents were poor, hailing from one of those innumerable villages which are found in india..
she was the eldest of three children(she has a younger sister and a younger brother),had a nice childhood,infact she had studied until tenth class in the local government school,she was a good student and wanted to continue her studies,
But alas!!,all her dreams were shattered and she was married off to her maternal uncle at the age of 15,and soon her first child was on the way,the 1st child was a girl child,so her in-laws and her husband were angry and disappointed with her..this was when she got the first attack of post partum psychosis(ppp)..luckily she improved with time..
But soon she was pregnant again and this time,she had the additional pressure to bear a male child as well as take care of her other child!!

Now she had again given birth to another girl and was admitted to the hospital with ppp..
When she was telling her story i noticed that she was so young,so innocent and weak..
she was accompanied by her mother, her husband and mother inlaw had not come because she had given birth to a girl child again.infact her husband dint even bother to see the newborn child because it was a girl,they even told radha that her husband will marry another women because she did not bear any male chilren for him!!
radha looked at us and told us that she wanted to study further and be like us(we are medical students in that college).we advised her that even if her husband did leave her she can go to the police,and also that even now she could finish her studies with her parents help and stand on her own feet.she was so happy that she found elder sisters(us) and started jumping around happily!!

She was a sweet soul who was unwittingly thrown into things that are beyond her understanding,and was held responsible for something she did not have control of!!
If this is not unfairness,then what is??
but for all this we stiil dint know how to help her,nor did we know what to do!!
all we could give her was hope and encouragement,becauce they go a long way in making life better for so many people..

I met her a few weeks later in the same hospital and this time she showed me her child and told me that she is so haapy to have met me again!!

Her problems were not solved but we did what we could do.. we gave her hope..
There are so many radhas out there who need help and a little hope to believe in themselves..
for now..
The real change has to come from within, the mindset of the people has to change, the society needs to change..
Until then there will be innumerable radhas in this world,waiting for some hope and happiness in their life.....
p.s:-her name has been changed to protect her identity

The beginning

It all started with adam and eve..or id like to say eve and adam(y shud guys come first??)..and it still continues..
i wasnt born a feminist.. but life and society has made me into one..
i dont hate guys either,i just hate the injustices against women..
i have been accused by so many (males) that im a feminist(as if feminist is a bad thing to be)


There are soo many(im talking billions) of women out there whose life itself is not in their hands..
A woman has always been discriminated against..from womb to tomb!!
Many girl children are not allowed to be born!!..they are killed even before birth,a term called female foeticide..
Even if they are born,the moment her family realises that its a girl child,they either kill them(this is called female infanticide) or are made to feel unwanted and a burden throughout life..
A girl child is not allowed to go outside the house in many communities,she is not allowed to eat properly,not allowed to study,she is made to cook,clean the house,work as a child etc..
The problem only gets worse when she reaches puberty,because now, the girl is capable of reproducing now,the people around her believe that she has to be married,so she gets married to a perfect stranger and is expected to take care of him, bear his children,and satisfy his needs,for the rest of her life!!
She gets pregnant before being mature enough to be a mother, gives birth to children(even this is not her choice),sometimes even dies during the process(maternal mortality)..
I am a feminist and i shall fight injustice whenever i can,and help in whichever way i can!!