I am a Feminist, You too shall be!!!

So there we go!!! It’s 8^th of March and suddenly all my facebook, linkedin and twitter pages have started screaming (wishing as they say it) Happy Women’s Day. But then as I observe a bit deeper, the women in our houses are still working in kitchen, female foeticide is still rampant, a women at workplace is still being harassed, the lazy and unfit husband still beats his wife, a daughter is still kept away from schools, a teenage girl is still asked not to wear jeans, a female auto driver is still a rare phenomenon, the roads are still unsafe for ladies after midnight, a bride is still killed in the name of dowry, a girl is still raped in every 30 minutes (Mind you it’s only the reported cases), child care is still the mother’s job only, wages and salaries still show gender discrimination, a mother’s unpaid job is still not recognized and above all, we men are still manly and unfortunately SILENT. Therefore I am here to make a request.

On this women’s day, let’s not judge her, but to love her; let’s care, but not restrict her; let’s facilitate, but not stereotype her; let’s advise, but not decide for her; let’s appreciate and acknowledge but not discriminate her; let’s cook for her, but not to think that cooking is only her job; let’s see equity, but not patriarchy; let’s stand for her, but not harass her; and finally, let’s be manly enough to be a feminist, for feminism isn’t just about women, it’s about equity, justice and dignity. Happy Women’s Day first to my mother and then ALL (specially MEN). #PK #WomensDay #Feminist #IamFeminist #MenforWomen