While women are openly socializing, society is still breaking down, breaking down its norms It is defamed by making accusations like that
We know that the Nepalese society has progressed based on the ethical rules of 'Manusmriti' of Hindu philosophy and even now there has been no philosophical difference in it. More than this, some "extremely religious" don't take time to compare "Dolray and religion, anti-culture".
V.No. The Nepali society was governed for a long time based on the "Nyayavikasini" law of "Human Jurisprudence" created around 1436. In the human jurisprudence of Jayasthiti Malla, based on Manusmriti, it is mentioned that 'a woman is protected by her father when she is a virgin, her husband protects her when she is young, her son protects her when she is old or widowed'. It is clear from this that women do not have the right to live an independent life. While we are talking about freedom, we are still shocked by the news about the price paid by girls, teenagers and women who try to move freely. In any society from developed to poor and developing, women are found to be subordinated, oppressed, oppressed.
People can live a free life by keeping themselves within certain limits. Humans should make rules that are beneficial to people and move forward, but people think that in many ways only men belong, where there are many policies, rules and laws of social customs in the name of women. At a program discussing the reduction of gender-based violence, a male government official said, "Earlier, students were beaten in school and later disciplined, but now students should not be beaten." Earlier, only boys studied and there was no violence, now both children study and girls (women) also have ego, violence will increase, there is nothing to decrease. Another well-educated man said, "Now our country has also started imitating Europe-America, but there is also a saying in the West that weather and wife are not enough."
These examples also show that misogyny has not yet disappeared from the minds of people who are called conscious. The understanding of a woman who believes in human rights is that rape cases including domestic ones should be dealt with in their own villages and wards. In this way, the rights of women in trouble are being violated even when the understanding about violence itself is narrowed.
Women's freedom includes the right to access education, employment, health care, participation in politics and the right to choose their partner, reproductive rights, and the right to live without violence and social bonds. Being a woman, due to dowry, accusations of witchcraft, chaupadi and other stigmas are still surrounding her. Women's reproductive rights that range from when women have children to access to family planning tools and safe abortion services are indispensable needs and services for women's freedom and livelihood.
Women's equal access to employment opportunities, equal wages and rights to property as well as free involvement in economic management are also the cornerstones of women's freedom. Empowerment of economically independent women is also found to be more than other women who are not economically active.
It has been many years since women's freedom in politics has been raised. We have a history of women playing prominent roles in various political movements. There is no history of direct involvement of women in political movements before 2007. The number of women in the House of Representatives in 2016 only reflects the situation of women who indirectly supported the movement but did not participate in politics. From this it can be seen that women are not important for political participation. But at present, 33 percent of women's participation is divided by political parties. If we look at the issue of population and women's empowerment, it seems that the participation of women should be 50 percent in every place.
The freedom to participate in society without social criticism is a necessary condition for women. Still women are surrounded by social values and norms. There has been an increase in women's education and awareness. The female literacy rate is also around 70 percent, but it is about 14 percent lower than the male literacy rate. Although there is an increase in the literacy rate, there has been no change in the traditional values and beliefs. When women openly present themselves in society, when they talk about progress and transformation, they are still stigmatized with accusations of breaking society and breaking their traditions. The root of the belief that a daughter should be given in marriage without menstruating is still being operated as child marriage. One of the main methods of
marriage, 'Kanyadan', is still in vogue. It was difficult for the daughter who was donated by saying 'Mare pap, pale punya' to maintain a relationship in the married house, it was difficult to 'adjust' with the family, i.e. husband and wife do not agree and when they cannot live together, there is no environment to go back to the place of birth. In this way, if the women who have passed through are financially and educationally capable, then they will continue to struggle alone to sustain their lives, but financially unemployed and dependent women are in a very difficult situation.
After Chandrashamsher established the rule that women should not marry before the age of 13, the door of women's awakening was opened due to the tradition of women getting married at a slightly older age, as well as awareness and participation in education.
Socially, the history of women has progressed with various practices. The most prominent of which was the practice of sati, where when the husband died, the wife was burned alive on a pyre to undergo sati, an inhumane and cruel practice. Similarly, it took a long time for women who were bound by various religious and cultural beliefs, customs such as jhuma, deuki, dowry, witches and caste system to rise above these beliefs. Still some of these customs are still alive in the society. As the participation of women in various cultural festivals, Kalash Jatra, rally is seen in the society, they do not seem to be advancing against discrimination and crime in the society.
When talking about women's freedom, especially men's thinking should be broadened. If both men and women live their lives independently, it will help to build a just society.
