Looking through the past, marriage has
always been the ultimate dream of any Indian woman. Attaining your own goals
was always sacrificed for fulfilling your family’s wish of getting married to a
man that according to them is perfect for you. Has the progression in our
thinking and the overall growth of the society as a whole changed woman’s
perspective over marriage? Is this preconceived and prejudiced notion
applicable to every woman? These questions can be answered in multiple ways.
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A woman who belongs to the contemporary
culture have to focus on a professional life which enables them freedom from marriage
constrains and gives them an overall choice over this matter. This aspect of
their lives does get affected after marriage. There are number of problems
faced by married women in professional workplaces. The most common of them all
is the lack of support or understanding being provided to these married women.
Support in terms of helping them out with
household chores or just basic help necessary for women to contribute towards
managing their families. Career and
family goals in most cases are completely diverse. Trying to achieve both of them is an
immensely demanding task that millions of married women face throughout their
married life.
Is there any respite provided to such women
by the management? Looking over at things like ‘Marriage Bar’ which restricts
employment of married women in general or in a particular profession while
having no economic or social justification, there seems to a negligence being
shown by the authoritative body.
Setting priorities seems to be another
issue being faced by married women. Some women may get married at the beginning
of their professional careers or some would at the peak of their careers.
Striking a balance between professional and personal life is always a concern.
Looking over at the general consensus which
fortunately seems to be changing, women have always been looked upon as the one
who have to take care of the kids and just manage the household. Thus seeing
women work was always treated with the wrong attitude. One of the reasons for a
positive change in the attitude of the society as a whole has to be the
financial pressure faced by the middle class families where nowadays both the
adults in the family working is seen as a good thing.
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A lot of women give up their jobs after
child birth, which eventually leads to a downfall of their career in the long
run. Here, the choice of women comes into the question. Whether she is willing
to place her career over her family at the beginning of her professional life
depends on the goals of one’s life.
To answer the ensuing question whether
marriage is the ultimate destination of a women’s life, we have to downright
look at the way a particular woman wants to live her life. Giving her freedom
of choice, which incidentally is a constitutional right of every citizen of
this diverse country, is the first and foremost objective. Whether she wants to
get married and focus on her family is ultimately upon her. Pressurizing a woman over such decisions
never yields good results and destroys more than one valuable life.
Content Writer: Saksham Diwan
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