Response to the article "More married women opt for foreign stints"

When looking for an article in Times of India, the article of married when working abroad caught my eye. Gender equality can be seen as being a characteristic of development, hence India has started to encourage its women who were usually isolated and segregated in the private realm. In the article “More married women opt for foreign stints” by Samidha Sharma & Mini Joseph Tejaswi, they explained that more married Indian women are leaving the private realm and aiming for jobs in countries other than India.

I though it was quite interesting to see that India is encouraging their women to seek foreign jobs so as to be to contribute and help support their families, i also think it is quite interesting how the article said it is becoming more common in India for women to have careers just like men. Thus, women do not have to depend on men anymore because they are becoming financially stable to work and live on their own.

This captures my imagination because women in developing and third world countries are still unprivileged and treated as though they are not equal, hence their rights are often violated and disrespected. When I see strong power hungry, strong willed women talking and expressing themselves hence, taking control of their lives and their surroundings, makes me wonder how different the world would be if from the upset women were allowed to contribute and participate in the society. 

Maybe the world wars would not have been (as the women might have stopped it being so understanding), poverty might have never been either, (close your eyes for a few minutes and think about it). If other countries both developing and third world countries would understand and see the importance of gender equality in the society and encourage it.

I feel other people would be interested in this article because it shows women in particular have the ability to work abroad rather than marrying someone and depend on the person for the rest of their lives. As the encouragement and support of women to work outside the private realm would help give women a sense of hope as well as a chance to change their lifestyle.

Bibliography-

• http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/More-married-women-opt-for-foreign-stints/articleshow/12182377.cms