Gender
Discrimination
Gender discrimination means the discriminatory
distribution of rights between male and female on the basis of gender identity.
Unfortunately, the female children are the worst victim of gender
discrimination which begins at their birth. Girls,
women and destitute old ladies are also the worst sufferers of it. There are
many causes behind this gender discrimination. Among them social prejudices,
customs, and our male-domination trend are mainly responsible for this.
Religious misinterpretation also contributes much to the degradation of women
status. In the existing socio-economic set up, most parents want to have male
children so that they can supplement their family income and help with the
domestic chores when they grow older. So, parents take more care in all
respects for their male children. If any parents have no son, they become
frustrated thinking that they have none to look after at their old age. On the
other hand, parents consider female child as a burden to them. Our
male-dominated society also thinks that girls are born only to become the wife
of a husband and the mother of some children. So, female children are actually
born in an unwelcome world. However, this gender discrimination is very harmful
for female members of our society as it causes their health hazards, mental
distress, and in some cases it causes their death. As they are deprived of
proper health care and nutrition, they become easily vulnerable to various
diseases. To resolve this problem, we must change our outlook. We should
understand that women cover about half of the total population. If we do not
treat women equally, our society will be deprived from the service of the half
of the total population. It will hinder our overall progress. So, we should
treat male and female children equally. Only then this problem can be solved
and we can come out from the curse of gender discrimination.
Price
Hike/ Price Spiral
Price hike means an unusual increase in the
prices of necessary things. It is a common experience in our country. The
prices of necessary things are increasing by leaps and bounds. Prices rise all
the time and seldom come down. It becomes difficult on the part of common
people to maintain their daily expenditures. Our expenditures are increasing
day by day, but our income is not increasing at the same time. There are
various reasons for price hike: natural and artificial. We have a huge and
ever-growing population. Our demand is always greater than our supply. This
excessive demand leads to natural price hike. On the other hand, there are some
dishonest people who always want to make money very quickly. They hoard goods
and create artificial scarcity of goods in the market. The black marketers,
smugglers also contribute to price hike. In our country, the middlemen between
the producer and the customer take the lion's share of profit. The
extortionists and the political parties collect money from businessmen and
these aggravate the problem. Besides, money inflation, dishonest business,
natural calamity, political unrest, excessive greed for money, lack of
consciousness, corruption etc are also responsible for price hike. The govt.
has a responsibility to check corrupt practices. Since price hike creates
problems to most of the people, it should be controlled for the welfare of the
common people. We must try to boycott a commodity that shows unnatural price
rise.
Early
Marriage in Bangladesh/ Premature Marriage in Bangladesh
Premature marriage is a very common feature in a
poor country like Bangladesh. It means the marriage of the boys and girls
before attaining their physical and mental maturity. In our country girls
particularly poor rural girls are the victims of premature marriage.
Unfortunately, the birth of girls is considered unwelcome in our country. They
are neglected from their birth. They have to live in a male dominated society.
As a result, they are the victims of gender discrimination. They have no 'say'
in the family decision. Many parents try to find a husband for their daughters
before they attain the age of maturity. We find that illiteracy, poverty,
selfish attitude, unconsciousness, religious misinterpretation, dowry system,
etc. are some of the causes of premature marriage. The effects of premature
marriage are, no doubt, harmful for health and mind of a female child. The
girls cannot adjust with the new environment of their in-law's house. They
cannot serve their husbands' families properly. As a result, it leads to family
conflict and misunderstanding. Sometimes, premature marriage leads to divorce,
suicide, and unnatural death. Some effective steps should be taken to stop
premature marriage. The govt. has already made a law against it. Early marriage
is a punishable offense. According to the law, a girl before eighteen and a boy
before twenty one cannot marry. To prevent the premature marriage, the
conscious people should come forward. The parents should be made aware of the
bad effects of premature marriage. Different mass media can play an important
role in solving the problem. Only then we can get rid of the curse of premature
marriage.
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