Status
of Rural Women in Bangladesh
Mabrur
Atiqui, Dhaka, 22 May April: Yesterday an international seminar on the status
of rural women in Bangladesh was held and many social workers from different
countries attended it. Most of the speakers opine that in Bangladesh,
especially in rural areas the status of women is low and poor. They have no
freedom of speech, movement, and choice. Everywhere they are considered
inferior, weak, and unworthy.
They
have no free social or economic status. They are totally dependent on their
parents or husbands. They have no individuality, no aspiration, and ambition in
their life. One social worker of our country said that that all of their
movements, activities, and opinions are settled by their male counterparts.
Their only duty is to prepare foods and drinks for the members of their family
and to bring up their children.
A
village woman has nothing to do in the important affairs of her family. Nobody
cares whether she has anything to say or not. She is deprived of the right to
express her thoughts and opinions. Shutting up her mouth, she has to suppress
all of her hopes, dreams, and aspirations in the softest corner of her heart.
She suffers alone, cries silently, and feels helpless finding herself in an
ocean of negligence and repression.
Some
speakers opine that there has been a significant change in Bangladesh nowadays.
Women are no longer confined within the boundaries of their home. They are now
entering the outside workforce. They are joining a wide range of professions to
earn and become self-reliant. Thus the real picture of the status of rural
women got clarified in the speech of the speakers.
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