iyya,
inspite of poor execution, the world has been steadily moving towards ideals and idealisms. starting to what i believe, from the french revolution.
the state, which once was a ruler, is today a parent and care taker. one may mock at the goodies coming out for this tamil nadu elections, but is this not a manifest of a parent taking care of the children?
this concept has also seeped into our community, albeit with varying results. sometimes out of choice, and sometimes forced. out of choice example would be the decision of the generation starting from the 60s to give equal opportunities re education and career to our daughters.
at that time, we were still in a mental warp re womenfolk - inspite of all the education, the girl, on marriage meekly handed the paycheque to the mother in law. no more, from what i understand. so this aspect, of the empowerment of the woman towards her own paycheck, has been a result of the thinking of today - and may not be quite welcome among certain boys' families.
we are moving towards thinking our spouse as an extension of ourselves, if not out of sympathy, just because of the earning power of the wife. paycheck is a powerful tool, and how many of us, living in the cities can afford to live with a single paycheck.
it is in this context, i am waiting for the clock to turn further. the day when our girls are willing to arranged marriage of guys, lesser qualified, lesser earnings and overall lesser endowed than themselves. only then i would say, that our females have become truly liberated.
jai woman!!