Even working women are victims of patriarchy

By Arsha B S

Despitebeing economically stable and able to make decisions, women in are affected by patriarchy.

Afreen A, a psychologist who works in the Vidhana Soudha police station, said educating women is the solution.

“The cases I see here show that economic background has nothing to do with this whole equality issue. There are many women, rich or poor, who have men taking decisions for them…. For some reason, the change is not happening rapidly. I try to tell the women who come here that they need to be stronger and start making decisions for themselves. Inclusion is also important. I have no female boss.”

Patriarchy is more evident in unstructured work environments, said R Rajesh, head of the department of sociology, Bangalore University. His opinion was seconded by Kusuma V, a government official.

“When it comes to workplaces like ours, it works mostly according to the designation and hierarchy. I have very few female bosses;most are men. Most of my subordinates are also men. Maybe because we work according to government circulars and decisions the problem is not evident here,” Kusuma informed.

Many men The Observer talked to – they all refused to be named – said that women are better off in their homes.Rajesh said: “A strong sense of dependence is growing in women in our society. Merely earning does not solve the issue. Patriarchy is everywhere, but it differs in different areas and types of work. In a corporate setup, the work is such that the hierarchy determines who gets to have the last word. In a domestic setup, it is totally different. There, the strength and ability to make decisions matters more. In politics, it is a different story altogether. There, power determines everything. Whoever has more following, whoever can hold a crowd

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How to Improve Your Memory together, gets to make comments like these and get away with it. Other people become voiceless, regardless of their gender.”

According to a Hindustan Timesreport, on International Women’s Day, BJP’s Kolar MP S Muniswamy was seen shouting at a female vendor for not wearing a bindi. He asked her whether her husband was alive. Muniswamy’s behaviour faced a severe backlash from netizens.

Chalavady Narayanaswamy, BJP spokesman and head of the party’s SC Morcha, informed The Observer: “The partydoes not interfere in anyone’s personal business. We don’t know the whole story about it. Iwas told that during a function, the MP asked her why she was not wearing a bindi. We see itas a harmless question. One can’t judge the incident by what media say. We are not aparty which disrespects women. The party will not tolerate any unwanted personal comments.” arsha.s@iijnm.org

In November 2022, Sambhaji Bhide, a right-wing activist, refused to talk to a female journalist because she was not wearing a bindi.

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