http://www.blogbharti.com/kuffir/india/despicable-separation/ Voices from the Indian Blogosphere Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:33:10 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.blogbharti.com/kuffir/india/despicable-separation/comment-page-1/#comment-8593 Anita Tue, 13 May 2008 10:43:12 +0000 http://www.blogbharti.com/?p=3065#comment-8593 I agree with all points mentioned above. But find the inference a bit lame. I do not think calling women in China as 'strong individuals' and women in India as 'second class citizens' bolsters your argument. Either it is simply a wrong choice of words or you are giving yourself misplaced reasons for your belief :) Women in India may be 'second class citizens' in the sense that they are definitely in a weaker position apropos laws and perception. But I would say that women here are definitely strong. I have no meter to say whether they are stronger than Chinese women or not as I have not been to China and not met any Chinese women. And I am not talking about today's young modern women either. I am talking about the mothers who had a large hand in forming today's young women. I talk of my mother and the mothers of my female friends who themselves knew less about the world, came from backwaters of backward states, but were wise and ambitious about what they wanted for their daughters: Not marriages or well-paying jobs(though I am sure those figured too - A mention: My friends and I are in our late 20s, in well-paying jobs and unmarried) but strong-willed individuals aware of their rights. You do a disservice to such women and to women like me who were brought up by them. I agree with all points mentioned above. But find the inference a bit lame. I do not think calling women in China as ’strong individuals’ and women in India as ’second class citizens’ bolsters your argument. Either it is simply a wrong choice of words or you are giving yourself misplaced reasons for your belief :) Women in India may be ’second class citizens’ in the sense that they are definitely in a weaker position apropos laws and perception. But I would say that women here are definitely strong. I have no meter to say whether they are stronger than Chinese women or not as I have not been to China and not met any Chinese women. And I am not talking about today’s young modern women either. I am talking about the mothers who had a large hand in forming today’s young women. I talk of my mother and the mothers of my female friends who themselves knew less about the world, came from backwaters of backward states, but were wise and ambitious about what they wanted for their daughters: Not marriages or well-paying jobs(though I am sure those figured too – A mention: My friends and I are in our late 20s, in well-paying jobs and unmarried) but strong-willed individuals aware of their rights. You do a disservice to such women and to women like me who were brought up by them.

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