{"id":245535,"date":"2023-10-23T12:00:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T11:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=245535"},"modified":"2023-10-05T04:22:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T03:22:47","slug":"women-facing-discrimination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2023\/10\/women-facing-discrimination\/","title":{"rendered":"Women Facing Discrimination"},"content":{"rendered":"

In India and several Southern countries such as Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Maldives and several countries of South Africa and South America, women generally face discrimination and get less regard and recognition in comparison to men.<\/p>\n

According to a recent Lancet Report, women suffer from gender discrimination in healthcare that undermines their interaction with the health system leading to their poorer health and energy levels. This also exasperates their general condition and mentality.<\/p>\n

Whether in a farm or an industry in a town, a woman works hard but she gets less wages in comparison to a male worker. Her nature of work is also considered subservient to that of a male worker.<\/p>\n

There are several reasons for this discrimination\u2014 a woman cannot take up duties that a male worker carries out partly because her physical energy is less than that of a man of her age and also certain jobs are just not conducive to women\u2019s mental and physical bodies. Another reason is that a woman who has children, feels fettered by her care she has to take for her children and so she cannot take up duties like a male worker . A woman who is pregnant also suffers from her inability to work fully for the job or duties she has undertaken.<\/p>\n

For the above reasons families prefer sons in comparison to daughters. Even if a rural family has two sons and the woman is pregnant, the family generally prefers to have a third son over a daughter. For these reasons daughters or female children usually get less care and attention in comparison to male children.<\/p>\n

Disease and illness are quite common in children in India as in many other countries. But if the child is male the parents take the best care possible for them \u2014 be it a rural area or a town. In comparison, a girl child will get less care and less amount of money is spent on her health and treatment. Unfortunately, Government hospitals or clinics are overcrowded, private hospitals are considered expensive by the poor sections of Indian society \u2014 be it a rural or urban area.<\/p>\n

Lancet Commission which tries to study and analyse cancer patients has reported that a large number of deaths among Indian women suffering from cancer could have been prevented if proper diagnosis and treatment had been taken for these women at the proper time. The reason the women did not receive the best treatment and care is obvious. Women face discrimination while they are not diseased which prevents them from undergoing proper medical analysis to confirm that they don\u2019t need any medical treatment except perhaps only rest.<\/p>\n

When it is found that they are suffering from some serious disease like cancer, they do not receive proper treatment again because of discrimination and\u00a0\u00a0because it is considered expensive for the poorer sections of Indian society. They do not have sufficient funds to determine what steps should be taken to have\u00a0\u00a0the disease tackled properly and adequately at the proper time before it becomes a serious threat to the individual woman and the family.<\/p>\n

It may be mentioned that this discrimination that women suffer from and their inability to get proper care is now clearly understood. India, for example, has some sympathetic medical doctors both male and female. The system they operate in, allows them to be aware of the discriminatory system women patients suffer from. They have thus evolved proper policies to\u00a0\u00a0prevent discrimination to become too blatant so that women do not suffer excessively. Care \u2014\u00a0\u00a0both medical and social is becoming fairly normal for the mental and physical health of patients\u2014 female or male.<\/p>\n

It goes without saying medical care and medication if required, are necessary for all \u2014 male, female children. What is needed is a sympathetic attitude towards them. The present government in India has evolved a system for all. Let us hope that people obtain the care and medicines if necessary. It is difficult for the government to take care of all but it is trying to help and prevent disease to the extent possible under the circumstances.<\/p>\n

We wish them success.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a> Dr Ravi P Bhatia is a member of the <\/em>TRANSCEND Network for Peace Development Environment<\/em><\/a>, an<\/em> educationist, Gandhian scholar and peace researcher. Retired professor, Delhi University. His new book, <\/em>A Garland of Ideas\u2014Gandhian, Religious, Educational, Environmental was published recently in Delhi.<\/em> ravipbhatia@gmail.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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