Comments on: Burgeoning Delhi Rapes: Some Reflections http://www.criticaltwenties.in/economicsocialpolicy/burgeoning-delhi-rapes-some-reflections Powered by Webshore Mon, 16 Mar 2015 07:51:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: KV http://www.criticaltwenties.in/economicsocialpolicy/burgeoning-delhi-rapes-some-reflections#comment-15399 KV Mon, 22 Jul 2013 06:12:32 +0000 http://www.criticaltwenties.in/?p=5397#comment-15399 I really think the argument is flawed- that the culture of consumption has a direct effect on the culture of rape. If that were the case then rapes in many parts of the developed world which are capitalistic should be much higher than they are. I think some of the major issues with the ill treatment of women and the rape culture remain, the unequal status of women in todays society, the malpractices against women (dowry, female infanticide among others), the uneducated and underemployed men of this country, the lack of governance and the implementation of laws to create a detterence, among various other things. There is no simple solution to this problem and womens right seems to be last on the mind of a government which is tackled with larger problems of misgovernance on all fronts in this country. Making laws and constituting committees will never make a difference- the real difference is in implementing effectively the laws and policies already in place. I really think the argument is flawed- that the culture of consumption has a direct effect on the culture of rape. If that were the case then rapes in many parts of the developed world which are capitalistic should be much higher than they are. I think some of the major issues with the ill treatment of women and the rape culture remain, the unequal status of women in todays society, the malpractices against women (dowry, female infanticide among others), the uneducated and underemployed men of this country, the lack of governance and the implementation of laws to create a detterence, among various other things.

There is no simple solution to this problem and womens right seems to be last on the mind of a government which is tackled with larger problems of misgovernance on all fronts in this country. Making laws and constituting committees will never make a difference- the real difference is in implementing effectively the laws and policies already in place.

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