Looking out of the box!
Uploaded: September 03, 2005
Empowerment of women involves economic opportunity, social equality, and personal rights. Women in our rural society are deprived of these human rights, often as a matter of tradition. They are generally not perceived to have any meaningful income generation capacity and are relegated mainly to household duties and cheap labor. Without the power to work and earn a good income, their voices are silenced. Even in matters of sex and child bearing, women often do not have the ability to oppose the wishes of their men.
In a society where men control the destiny of women, this particular young woman seemed to have the vision of a better future. And to me, at least, her determined look says a lot! You can see few of her forced duties “behind” her… a dried up well, a bucket to fetch water and wash cloths, a box to put cloths in, and some utensils to wash! She’s looking ahead… in the direction of light… and “out of the box”, as if contemplating freedom from this abuse!
Nancy L. Green
August 24, 2006
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