Published in Daily Star Weekend Magazine (August 1, 2008)

Last Friday (June 18, 2008) I was reading the article ‘Cavemen in our Midst‘. It seemed to be very skewed article against men, and as a reader I want to say something.
In that article the writer has clearly classified all men into three horrible classes. I know her classification is not totally baseless; there are men with such mentality in almost every society. But, all men are not same. Now that society is more aware of gender equality, women have more freedom and opportunities than earlier, women are getting more respect everywhere. But sometimes women abuse this freedom. In my university life I have seen a lot of girls who tried to be intimate with some teachers in order to get a higher grade in specific courses. This is a simple example of girls abusing their sexual advantages, and I can give a lot of examples like that. Then again, all girls are not the same. So, the psychological welfare of both men and women should be important to our society, otherwise a century will not be enough to change this scenario sketched by the writer. If equitable and sustainable progress of women is to be achieved, their thoughts should be broader. They should understand the difference between looking and ogling. However, the article in question has given only one message to the readers–men in our society always want to belittle women. I think this article could misguide the women on the path of equality. In fact, the author tactfully avoided a lot of positive facts available in favour of women. There is a difference between psychological welfare and gender quality. Why should the judgement be the same for both?

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