TMF: “Girl’s Mind, Body Needs To Develop,” Swati Maliwal On Raising Legal Minimum Marriage Age For Women
She shared some startling facts too!
The Delhi Commission for Women continues to fight for raising the minimum legal age for marriage for men and women. A bill in this regard was also proposed in the parliament, however, there has been no further information about that. The DCW chief graced the recent episode of Hauterrfly’s The Male Feminist and put forth her views on making new laws for a uniform minimum marriage age for men and women. However, she also elaborated on how the laws are just not enough to bring in this change and a lot needs to be done. Swati Maliwal and The Male Feminist’s enlightening conversation about this grave issue in the country will help us to understand the situation a little better.
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On the new episode of The Male Feminist, Delhi Commission for Women chief, Swati Maliwal talked about the many concerning issues faced by Indian women. She also shared some shocking realities that she has come across during the course of her job. The Male Feminist Siddhaarth Aalambayan asked Swati Maliwal about her opinion on the bill for changing the legal minimum age for marriage for men and women. On this, the DCW chief first said that according to the laws, the government has set 18 as the legal age for girls. Further elaborating on the same, she said that the process of making it 21 is still undergoing and she is hopeful about it. Putting her personal views on this, Swati Maliwal said that she strongly supports the decision of making 21, the legal minimum age for a woman’s marriage.
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On The Male Feminist, the DCW Chief made some startling revelations when she said that girls aged 11 and 13 are also forced into marriage in Delhi, which is the capital city. On this, Swati Maliwal further elaborated saying that changes in the law will not be enough to stop child marriages in the country and that there was also a desperate need to create awareness in society. She rightly said that a woman’s body and mind need to be developed before she is ready to marry and this understanding would only come through education. Swati Maliwal also pointed out that according to Muslim laws, 15 years is also considered the legal age for marriage and that too needed to change.
The person who regularly faces challenges and sees the problems in society more closely always has harsher truths to reveal. In the case of women’s issues, Swati Maliwal definitely gave out some eye-opening and lesser know facts about the injustices women face in the country. And as she believes too, the change also needs to come in the society and mindset!
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