Treating women with dignity!

Evil has raised its ugly head with alarming intensity over the years.  I am choosing one issue which many assume  it's private but it's not. Anything that affects others because of your action is not private any more. I am talking about girl children and women who are constantly under threat and their rights are violated time and again by men all over the world. If you notice, the law enforcement in each state have brilliant measures to curb violence against girls and women. Despite the fact the crime rate against them is still on the rise.

According to UN report, It is estimated that 35 per cent of women worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or sexual violence by a non-partner (not including sexual harassment) at some point in their lives. However, some national studies show that up to 70 per cent of women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner in their lifetime. Evidence shows that women who have experienced physical or sexual intimate partner violence report higher rates of depression, having an abortion and acquiring HIV, compared to women who have not.

Approximately 15 million adolescent girls (aged 15 to 19) worldwide have experienced forced sex at some point in their life. In the vast majority of countries, adolescent girls are most at risk of forced sex by a current/former husband, partner or boyfriend. Based on data from 30 countries, only one per cent  has ever sought professional help. Does the stats bother us?

At one time people thought there was nothing wrong to see a girl but dating her was wrong and then it was thought that dating a girl was not wrong but sleeping with a girl was wrong and then the threshold was pushed further telling that sleeping with a girl was not wrong but making her pregnant was wrong. And finally, in the age where AIDS became a threat the perspective was enhanced further, where one justified its is ok to do all but just to be careful that the HIV is not transmitted and therefore with contraceptive measures people thought things should be fine.

How do we tackle it? What does our religious book say about it? Does our visit to the religious places and shrines even transform us and shape our character? What is the use of all our offerings and prayers if it does not have the capacity to prevent us from sinning? Tough question, I know. The Bible says “He who looks at a girl with lust has already committed adultery”. It has to be addressed at your heart level. The Bible says, “Don’t you know that you are the temple of the living God and that the spirit of God lives in you?  

Having a cute slogan and placard to ensure the dignity of a girl isn’t going to work actually. You need to have the power to restrain from violating the rights of women and the girl child, and that can happen when you invite God into your heart and make Him the lord of your life.

Check out more on the link in the twitter to find how you can have the power over dominating sin in your life.

Reference: https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/facts-and-figures

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