“Oh no, not another ultra-feminist group!” is not the reaction that we intend. We are not the extremist types, I assure you.
Have you had enough of stereotyping and wondered how the planet would be so much more peaceful without it? The stereotyping that I mention here refers specifically to the gender issue where men and women are perceived in certain ways. Some of these are subliminal and many are very in-your-face. “Who will marry my daughter?! Her engagement got called off”– is a man ever pitied or sometimes even chastised so vehemently by our society if his engagement is called off? Such cases are few and far between. “Don’t venture out after 10 p.m. if you don’t want to invite trouble”, “You asked for it! You were dressed inappropriately in such a place” – men there happily strut around wearing whatever they’re comfortable in, even raising their lungies ( a sartorial trend among men, particularly in South Asia) to ghastly levels.
A recent trend indicates girls performing better than boys in the secondary school certificate examinations. Girls are rarely pressurized by their parents to excel and get fabulous scores, which is probably one of the reasons they do so well :-). These are modern parents, who are well educated, provide all encouragement and support for their daughters to choose their careers, make their own decisions et al. Yet, in case their daughters decide to leave glossy, high paying careers for one in the development sector, they are fine with it, after maybe initial disappointment. However, this is not the case with their sons, who are the “bread-winners”. My sympathies to the boys and men who are compelled not to leave their cushy jobs, even if they are unhappy with it. They are pressurized to excel in everything they do with the fear of being labeled as losers otherwise. Such is the subliminal stereotyping, which I’m sure most of us have experienced.
Get Eve-in looks at eliminating this very stereotyping. And no, we are not a bunch of dreamers and do have our feet grounded in reality, but feel that such a day would surely come by, so what if it’s not in our lifetime :-) !
Get Eve-in aims at bringing about a social renaissance, so just plunge in!
4 comments:
Interesting initiative and quite ambitious...since the problem is so broad based it requires multiple approaches to solving it. As I read through some questions started popping in my head...Firstly, does one know the cause of such stereotyping...why do we do it? does it happen in every culture and country? Secondly, what is this stereotyping leading to...i mean, how does this harm the individual or the society? There are more questions popping...hope to find some answers around...g'luck!!
-A man :)
Hi! U girls r doing a great job. Its inspiring to see that girls of this generation are not affected with “I” syndrome and are essentially sensitive and brave to embark upon such a difficult territory.
I slightly disagree with the writer’s viewpoint that in the absence of parental pressure girls perform better.
This absence of pressure or complacent attitude towards a girl can perhaps be attributed to parents stereotype view of their daughters getting married to decent guy and primarily playing the role of a home maker, which instead of helping her, can actually ruin her
development.
Wish u girls succeed in ur endeavours, cheers.
I came upon this blog by accident -via Shashi Deshpande - Chimeras. I just watched Nupur's film Silence. It was excellent and apt. I also thought Pia Kaul was really good. Thanks,
Kirtana
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