Long gone are the days when women in our country were thought to be destined for housework and babysitting only.
Today, over a million women are working in garment factories and our Prime Minister is one of the eleven female world leaders. However, despite their abilities and accomplishments, many women in our country are discriminated. We still see them being underestimated and treated unfairly; if not at office then at home. There are families where the consent of the wife is of no importance, where daughters are married off without a thought and where women on the whole are crudely dominated. All these occurrences imply that many people in our country, both men and women, are still oblivious to the term 'equal rights'. That is why the government should take steps to create awareness on the topic so that women can work and live at peace.
Even though the changes discussed above are the top 5, there were a lot more topics that came up: starting from pollution, traffic congestion to public toilets, banning aunties from gossiping, infrastructure facilities and birth control. The list of required changes is long and perhaps never-ending, but if the government achieves even a portion of what the list demands with our help then Bangladesh has a future,. A very good one.
Above everything else, we truly 'need to be heard', as Rehnuma Jahan Islam opines, echoing what, I'm sure, we all feel. Our voices need to reach the government and they need to listen to what we have to say.
We would like to thank everyone who took part in the survey and shared their valuable views with us.
Today, over a million women are working in garment factories and our Prime Minister is one of the eleven female world leaders. However, despite their abilities and accomplishments, many women in our country are discriminated. We still see them being underestimated and treated unfairly; if not at office then at home. There are families where the consent of the wife is of no importance, where daughters are married off without a thought and where women on the whole are crudely dominated. All these occurrences imply that many people in our country, both men and women, are still oblivious to the term 'equal rights'. That is why the government should take steps to create awareness on the topic so that women can work and live at peace.
Even though the changes discussed above are the top 5, there were a lot more topics that came up: starting from pollution, traffic congestion to public toilets, banning aunties from gossiping, infrastructure facilities and birth control. The list of required changes is long and perhaps never-ending, but if the government achieves even a portion of what the list demands with our help then Bangladesh has a future,. A very good one.
Above everything else, we truly 'need to be heard', as Rehnuma Jahan Islam opines, echoing what, I'm sure, we all feel. Our voices need to reach the government and they need to listen to what we have to say.
We would like to thank everyone who took part in the survey and shared their valuable views with us.