Rescue yourself

Stepping out of the house may not seem a big deal for men but it does for the women. It’s like getting out of your safe zone and in to the danger zone. We women are not different but are also human beings just like man, but the staring and gazing makes us feel that we are different beings from any other world. We feel like we are aliens. We are never safe in public areas in working areas and even not in the educational institutes. We are the victims of harassment. This really feels insulting. It’s not necessarily sexual harassment but also the lustful looks awful comments and the stalking are the forms of harassment. Being respectable citizen it’s our right to be regarded and to be protected by law.

 Whenever this topic pops up we may hear the line which sounds cliché but is considered the sole solution of the problem “if you dress properly no one will stare at you” but even if, we wear a burqah we would be stared, we would be stalked why? because we are women. The burqah or the cover increases their curiosity even more and the problem persists. So there seems no any possible solution for this problem and at last this harassment remains the birth right of the man. Problem is not with the dress it lies in the dirty minds. Harassment is a crime and there is written law for it which states as under.

“Insulting modesty and causing sexual harassment:

“Whoever intending to insult the modesty of any women, utter any word, make any sound or gesture or exhibit any object intending that such word or sound shall be heard that such gesture or object shall be seen by such women or intrudes upon the privacy of such women shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend up to three years with fine up to 50,000 Rupees”

The most interesting part of this whole thing which shouldn’t go unnoticed is about the ones who commit this crime. These don’t land from any other planet they exist among us They are our brothers our fathers. They are always worried about their own daughters and sisters but would never miss a chance to bother or stare at else’s daughter and sister passing by. They would never understand how demoralizes they make us feel with such acts. They cripple our self-confidence forever. Instead of being overprotective for us if our own brothers and fathers start respecting the modesty of other women this problem would be wiped out of our society. We should dare to talk about this, we should raise this discussion in our homes to start a change and to make it happen for the cause of our own safety.

Today it has become a need that every woman should be aware of her rights. They should realize that staying silent is not the solution of this problem but raising voice is. Make your father and brother realize that how it feels when someone’s bad gaze penetrates you, the harsh words enter your ears and the chill of fear when someone intentionally touches you. No one will come to your rescue unless and until you stand for your own rights. Live respectably and make yourself worthy honoring.