Why is he more important than she?
Gender equality , is the state of equal ease of access to resources and opportunities regardless of gender, including economic participation and decision-making; and the state of valuing different behaviors, aspirations and needs equally, regardless of gender. Despite of evolution and modernisation , people in India still give boys more importance than girls. Gender inequality is a serious issue in India. Patriarchal norms have marked women as inferior to men. A girl child is considered a burden and is often not even allowed to see the light of the world. It is hard to imagine this state of affairs in the 21st Century when women have proved to be strong leaders in every field possible. From wrestling to business, the world has been revolutionised by exceptional women leaders in fields that were until recently completely dominated by men. But in spite of such progress, even today, the girl child is discriminated against in most Indian households. The birth of a baby boy is celebrated...