Even though we live in the 21st century, our society still shies away from treating women as equals. Its regressive and patriarchal mindset couldn’t accept that women are as good as men! They still believe in regressive stereotypes that women can’t drive or women are physically weak!
So, on International Women’s Day, we have compiled some pointers on what society believe women can’t do to remind it what women have actually achieved!
1. Women don’t know how to drive! They are terrible drivers!
#TouchTheSkyWithGlory : Fg Offr Avani Chaturvedi became the first Indian Woman to fly a fighter aircraft solo, when on 19 Feb 18 she flew a MiG-21 Bison aircraft in her first solo flight. The photo attached has been taken after her solo sortie. pic.twitter.com/nHWe4sgSmi
— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) February 22, 2018
2. Women are physically weak. They have fragile bodies!
Flight Lieutenant Mohana Singh has become the first woman fighter pilot to be qualified to undertake missions by day on Hawk advanced jet aircraft. Singh, along with two other women Bhawana Kanth and Avani Chaturvedi, had joined the fighter stream in June 2016. pic.twitter.com/KxIN5pdvlj
— ANI (@ANI) May 31, 2019
3. Women can’t play sports that demand physical stamina!
Mithali Raj tops an illustrious list of India’s most prolific T20I run-scorers 💪🇮🇳
— ICC (@ICC) November 15, 2018
1️⃣ @M_Raj03
2️⃣ @ImRo45
3️⃣ @imVkohli
4️⃣ @ImHarmanpreet
5️⃣ @ImRaina
6️⃣ @msdhoni pic.twitter.com/SmQt9LjLzu
4. Women can’t handle pressure and take big decisions!
As she gets ready to take the position of IMF Chief Economist this week, Gita Gopinath shares her thoughts about taking on this new role. pic.twitter.com/hJ3tIgU0Fj
— IMF (@IMFNews) January 2, 2019
5. Women are not as good as men when it comes to doing business!
1/ What a pivotal moment for women entrepreneurs in India. In Falguni, we have our own Whitney Wolfe moment – Founder and CEO of a $13B company! A proud moment indeed, congratulations @falguninayar and team @MyNykaa! pic.twitter.com/0b9dLt0tSB
— Vani Kola (vanik.eth) (@VaniKola) November 11, 2021
6. Women are bad at science and maths!
Who said Men r from Mars? Women scientists after launching India’s Mars Probe #InternationalWomensDay #HappyWomensDay pic.twitter.com/T7lQSKUfwi
— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) March 8, 2015
7. Women are too emotional! They are not rational and logical!
In October 1989, M Fathima Beevi became the first woman to be appointed as a Supreme Court judge. Her achievement paved the way for women in India to hold positions in the higher judiciary.#BharatKiLaxmi
— MyGovIndia (@mygovindia) October 24, 2019
Meet a few other inspirational women: https://t.co/Qw0he7pVib pic.twitter.com/O9prtTfYje
8. Women are bad at politics!
I’m running for president. Let’s do this together. Join us: https://t.co/9KwgFlgZHA pic.twitter.com/otf2ez7t1p
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) January 21, 2019
9. Women can’t handle their jobs and careers as they become mothers!
Mary Kom dedicates her historic 6th World Boxing Championship title to the nation. I’m so proud of the true Champion, loving mother of 3 kids, a colleague Rajya Sabha MP and like my little sister. Salute to @MangteC 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/nKn2h8ZMGy
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) November 25, 2018
10. Women are bad leaders! They are too meek to run a country!
The New Zealand PM @jacindaardern says that what the world needs now is empathy. #leadership #wef19 pic.twitter.com/FcBKJPggJq
— World Economic Forum (@wef) January 22, 2019