Avishek has a theory- he suggests that women ‘themselves have contributed to their sufferings because of their non-confrontational attitude‘:

The movie also briefly mentioned an egregious incident from India. It referred to an incident where five government-run mental institutions sought hysterectomy for 330 mentally retarded girls and women (In 1994, hysterectomies were performed on 17 girls at a Shirur home). The government justified its backing of the hysterectomies as it felt that inmates would not have been able to maintain hygiene as they were uncooperative with the care-givers. Irrespective of the IQ levels of the mentally challenged women, this was a gross violation of human rights. I understand that the mentally challenged women could not defend themselves, but where were the women leaders of India? Imagine the public outcry if a similar proposal is made to castrate men who are mentally challenged. It would simply never pass!