Vipaasana

What is a Patriarchal society? Even though the actual definition of patriarchy is that the male is the lead role in decision making in a family, it goes much beyond this to mean in a broader sense of male domination .  How is patriarchy manifested and propagated in a society? Societal norms and mores. Prevalent cultural norms. Having more male Heroes and Gods in our mythology. Egoistic male attitude learnt in early stages of life. Primary and secondary socialisation factors. Objectification of women in advertisements. Over emphasis of a man as a lead role in films. Lack of sex education. Denial of basic human rights to those other than men. Exploitation and violence. Child marriage Female genital mutilation Unwanted pregnancy Treating women as one's own property Lack of bodily autonomy What is Bodily Autonomy? Usually referred to women, even though applicable to men and LGBTQ community, bodily autonomy is the agency and power of a person to make a choice about one's body wit...

Content Credits: Tejus R S  Edited and organised by Sriroop B k Could we have managed COVID better? Yes.  What does rise of COVID cases in second wave indicate? The crisis shows lacuna in terms of intelligence, listening, priority, data forecasting, planning, decision making and execution which are Fundamental Management practices that one should possess for effectively handling the pandemic. Facts to be understood: The country spends just about 1.26% of its GDP on its public healthcare system which is much lower than countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh which spend close to 3%. National Health policy 2017 recommended the central government to spend 2.5% on health and states to spend 8%. Hardly any state is allocating the required funds for public health. WHO prescribed Doctor to Patient ratio is 1:1000 i.e. one doctor for every 1000 patients. India stands at 1:1456( Economic Survey 2019-2020 ) and is even 1:10000 (National Health Profile 2019) in some parts of the coun...