Feminism & Patriarchy Vs Equality
Feminism & Patriarchy Vs Equality “Get up fast Shefali. The boy’s family can arrive any moment,” Shefali’s mom shouted in an irritating tone. “So? Let them wait,” was the immediate reply of Shefali. Shefali was in her early thirties. She was an independent, good looking and charming lady. She was well earning and was strictly against the male chauvinistic norms of the society. “Shut –up! Don’t forget that you are a girl,” Shefali’s mother uttered in a casual tone. This was the favourite debate topic for Shefali. She started with her full-rehearsed speech: “Why do you always make me realize that I am a girl? I know, I am a girl and I am proud to be a girl. Why do you have to differentiate between a girl and a boy? I have all the qualities of a boy, in fact in some aspects, more than boys, then why do you give them the undue advantage? This type of thinking is damaging the society. Boys think, they are superior to us and that becomes the root cause behind all the