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Gender Equality: Men Can Be Victims Too

Women need to be empowered and rightly so, they need laws to protect them. We have all had notions that we live in a Patriarchal society, where men are better of than women. However, how true is this in reality? Can we vouch for the fact that men are not victims of the very same Patriarchy? 

Here are a few shocking statistics and facts that will leave you questioning your own idea of the fairness of our Legal Framework and notions of Patriarchy.

Male-domestic-violence

Yes, we might have always thought this was a joke.

Men being beaten up by their wives might sound like those funny jokes the uncles in our neighbourhood crack in their evening casual get-togethers. But, Domestic Violence has left many families shattered and many men have failed to open up. The reason…

Male rape is as much a sad reality of our society as is Female Rape. However, this fact will shock you even more. According to our existing laws, Male Rape is not a Crime!

The sad part is when laws made to protect one gender is misused as a weapon to harm the other!

Have we not forgotten the true meaning of Feminism?

Somewhere, the problem is internal. Unless men break the silence, there is no way to get heard and seek help!

This is not a fight between Men and Women. It’s time to join hands and work towards a society free from gender biases. It’s time to protect victims and punish the offenders, irrespective of their gender.

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