6 Cultural Norms that NEED TO GO NOW
Puberty Ceremony Menarche is announced openly with a grand function, but she is told to hide the rest of her periods. Menstruation is a taboo and considered “filthy” in my culture.These days, parents spend a fortune on such ceremonies – it’s a status symbol. I personally think that the money that goes into these ceremonies can be used for girls’ education. A Woman is “Incomplete/Unsuccessful” without Marriage and Children I was 19 when I was stricken by an illness and my relatives’ immediate concern was my marriage – not my health, not my education, not my future career. I was very offended. Women who choose not to marry/childfree women are frowned upon in Indian society. Marriages and lack of female freedom are what keep patriarchal societies intact. This pressure to marry and have children is to keep women enslaved, patriarchy, and the caste system thriving. Marriage and children should be choices, not the benchmark of women’s completion and success. The Irrational Concept of Ka...