Question

On the basis of your reading of the story and the discussion between the girls in the following picture, have a whole class discussion on-The Need to Recognize and Empower the Girl Child.

Answer 1

present situation of the girl chil- the negative side 

• birth of a child not received well because of various beliefs, customs and traditions like dowry , a burden on parents - financially etc. - dependent , weaker sex etc. 

• practies like female foeticide ,female infanticide , son idolization , girl not seen as the propagator of one's dynasty,etc.

• girl child education a drain on one's parents , treated a burden till married off . 

• an object of consuming ,of sex only , and not an equal partner in the drama of life but as a propagator of one's dynasty

Changed scenario - the positive side

•  women breaking the age-old shackles of superstitions , dowry , being weaker sex - emerging as more than equal men in various fields of life . 

• women now engineers , entrepreneus ,business tycoons,pilots , army officers , planners etc , have proved as efficient, honest officials .

• have proved their worth not less than that of men in terms of skills, intelligence , hard work , endurance , mental   and physical strength . 

• scene changing now - female - dominating families - compulsory education for girl child .

• opening of more girl schools , colleges , universities due to govt planning for girl children and their indispensability for human survival programmes like Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and its provisions real tools for the education , upliftment of girl child . 

• women now on the forefront in every field of human activity - albeit more than men .