The last topic at our Parents’ and Women’s Self Help Group meeting was domestic violence against women and children. The attendants were shown some clippings of the Indian television show Satyamev Jayate, where several people share their experiences on how they have dealt with domestic violence.
The stories involve substance abuse, aggression on females at the hands of their husbands or in-laws, discrimination against female children and child abuse. Everyone was shocked after watching the video and some of the women cried.
The community women said that this happens mostly in well educated, settled and economically stable families, and that they would never let this happen, but the fact of the matter is that domestic violence does occur across all strata of society, and it is necessary that all women be made aware of their worth so that they learn to respect themselves and defend their children's rights as well as their own.
LET'S MAKE THEM AWARE OF THEIR WORTH
