Explained: 5 Reasons Why Women Have To Endure Physical, Emotional Pain During Wars And Conflicts
When will this end?
Crimes against women are on a drastic rise in our country. Women are the worst affected group when there is any communal disharmony or conflicts. A very recent example was the Manipur gang rape case of two women, but our History has also been proof of this fact. Women are used as mere objects to disgrace a community. In the recent video of Hauterrfly, we tried to explain the main reasons why women have always suffered the most during wars and conflicts started by men.
The Manipur where two women were paraded naked and gang-raped by the Kuki women is a very recent example of how women become the soft targets for men during conflicts between the communities. In the new video by Hauterrfly, Channel Head Pragya Saini gives a detailed explanation by giving 5 reasons for why women are affected the most in such cases. The first is how these cases of violence against women keep the news content going. Of course, talking about harm and crimes done to women makes for very emotional headlines on the news and also gives the anchors a chance to fight against the wrongdoings. Pragya Saini explains how such cases keep the media business running. The second reason is how making women the targets during conflicts is beneficial for the war machinery which is important for a country’s economic growth. She explains hows rapes and assaults on women lead to more defence budget allocation.
The third reason is the one that most of us already do. In a male-dominated society, men have always tried to suppress women physically to women in check. The patriarchal mindset has always termed women as the weaker sex. Talking about the fourth reason, Pragya Saini explains how violence has been a huge part of history where men come out as real heroes, even if they are the sole reason for the destruction that happens because of such conflicts.
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For years, the issue of crime against women has become a matter of politics, and the opposition uses it as a reason to blame the inefficiency of the ruling party. But the fact remains that making society safe for women has never been anyone’s agenda, but just something to play dirty politics with. This becomes the first reason on the list.
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So, it all comes down to the fact that as women living in today’s time, it is extremely essential for us to make our voices heard because no one else is coming for that.
First Published: August 17, 2023 1:01 PM
