DATED – 30th July 2017

Being on WhatsApp means lots of forwards! Many of them are not worth our time. At the same time, some are gems! I got one such gem of a video from a dear friend – Archita Mehta, which prompted me to write this blog. If you could watch this video and then move forward, this blog will make more sense. Here is a link to the video – https://youtu.be/ZPESA4nYYGE

Whether you are a father, son, husband, grandfather, father-in-law, employer, co-worker, etc., here are ways of looking at women and hence TREATING THEM THE WAY THEY DESERVE TO BE –

• RESPECT THEM… (Facts) –
  • The kind of multitasking women can do is mind blowing. We men can never match them
  • The amount of pain they can carry, physically and emotionally, is impossible to even fathom for us men
  • Their acceptance levels are far higher than that of men
  • The way they value men for what they are, we do not even give them their due respect for what they are
  • Though it is not their mistake, they smilingly take the blame especially when we raise our voice or are in the sway of emotions
  • They never make us count for all that they do in a day
  • Their balance of work and home is unbelievable. Very rarely does work pressure affect them during household chores
  • We will struggle to save money the way they can do. After all, a lot of Indian men put cash in bank accounts of wife, mothers, and daughters after demonetization, isn’t it?
  • They can stretch themselves like crazy and yet have energy to do more

• HOW THEY DESERVE TO BE TREATED – (Action) –
  • Never raise your voice just because you think you are right. They usually have a perspective that we can’t even see/think
  • Listen patiently to important women in your life even though you think it is not worth an ear. It means a lot to them
  • Do not disrespect them for anything under the sun. For all that they do, respect is the least we can give them
  • It’s nice to get them a bunch of flowers for no rhyme or reason
  • Take them out for an exclusive dinner/long drive/movie keeping your mobile and professional commitments aside
  • Cook something for her just out of the blue
  • Give her a day out while you take care of the kids at home
  • Needless to say – DARE you raise your hand on them or hit them. Just because you are physically stronger, don’t do such cowardly things
  • Send a ‘LOVE YOU’ message on her mobile
  • Buy her a gift she has been postponing to buy for long just because it looks a little expensive
  • Write a letter of appreciation on her birthday
  • Treat your wife’s side of family like you would treat your family
  • Never demean her in front of your children
  • Speak good qualities about her in front on your friends rather than talking ill. They will, in turn, respect her

For long, the male gender has been considered to be the superior gender than the female. But when you look at all the reasons why we must respect them, certainly the male gender doesn’t seem to be superior. The debate is not which gender is superior, but the point is – let’s consider them as equals and treat them likewise.

I am not looking at changing the entire world through this blog, but YOU! I am sure that if you have reached until here, the way you look at women would have certainly changed. For long, men have tried to suppress women across the world and ages by various means. I think it is time for a change now. Beginning THIS MOMENT, let us treat all women in our lives as equals! Let’s TREAT THEM WITH RESPECT!