Q- Read the following extract from a conduct book for ‘married women’, published in 1912. ‘God has made the female species delicated and fragile both physically and emotionally pitiable incapable of self-defence. They are destined thus by God to remain in male protection – of father, husband and son – all their lives. Women should, therefore, not despair, but feel obliged that they can dedicate themselves to the service of men’. Do you think the values expressed in this Para reflected the values underlying our constitution? Or does this go against the constitutional values?
Answer- ‘God has made the female species delicated and fragile both physically and emotionally pitiable incapable of self-defence. They are destined thus by God to remain in male protection – of father, husband and son – all their lives. Women should, therefore, not despair, but feel obliged that they can dedicate themselves to the service of men’.
From this Para we understood that this does not deflects the underlying value of our constitution. This Para rejects the right to equality of Women.