Partial fairness

As a female high schooler, I am expected to wear salwar kameez at the school. The new generations(we) want fairness, fairness in the way of treatment: not gently but equally. We have problems playing at school in salwar kameez, we are scolded for not wearing hair bands, even if our hair is not coming out. We are told to tie our hair into braids and also be warned to wax our hands and legs or to buy stockings for functions and ceremonies. All of this silent torture has to come to an end now. We had enough already, no more unnecessary rules.

A woman legislature has suggested salwar kameez as school uniforms. How could a women's society suggests schoolgirls to wear salwar kameez, instead of short dresses! We are trying to go beyond the grid and do everything boys can. It's not a race to achieve more, but to state: all are equal. And here, women are themselves trying to prevent the female youngsters from performing better, stronger and braver. They are pointing themselves that schoolgirls should only be wearing salwar kameez. Not trying to evoke the truth of the power we possess in our soul, the power to fight. What are short dresses actually, Skirts? I say ban skirts! in the schools even for the primary, ban it everywhere in every office (one cannot even play, sit comfortably in skirts). This new era needs a bold start. The government should implement shirts and PANTS', for ALL. (Primary, high schoolers, teachers, employees). We don't need skirts to show feminism, we need great examples.

A legislator said: numerous schools have short dresses as uniforms for girls. And advised that the government should enact a new dress code to replace short dresses with salwar kameez. Why? Why salwar kameez!? Why not a shirt and pants? How could you just 'implement' like that: easily? A girl is told to wear salwar kameez and expected to play in the PE period, expected to participate and do anything boys do. How? In salwaar kameez? No. What uniformity are you showing, with rules: even if the hair of a girl is not coming out to her face, she is forced in fact scolded for not wearing it.

A representative of the Warangal East constituency, propounded salwar kameez is ‘necessary’ as it covers the body. We don't need salwar kameez to prevent sexual harassment. we don't need anything but provide a fresh view, how we look at girls or women. We need to teach girls to break hands who ever harass, poke eyes whoever sees with wrong intentions; not wrap them into Salwar and kurtas. For whatever reasons you state: femininity, traditionality, or whether it's for safety for girls- nothing matters nothing affects; the harassers can only be wiped out by vaulting examples. It's just that we are trying to run away from it.

If you remark girls can do anything boys do; girls and boys are all EQUAL. Then to bring traditionality make the boys wear kurtas and pyjamas. And to bring uniformity make the girls wear shirts and pants, for high school and forever, wherever.

Do whatever just make it equal, make it fair!

I had tried every possible way to get it published since one month. I had sent emails but there was no reply. I wasn’t able to find a platform. But then I thought to to publish this on my website, this website is the only platform that I have now. Share it as much as you can; Bring change and equality .

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

Apoorvi 🖤