Kerala is the
state where sex ratio is highest. Women outnumbered man with the number of 1084
women as compare to 1000 men as per the census report of India 2011. The
literacy rate is highest in women 92.91 per cent. It is highest literacy rate
of women in any state. These data always confuse scholars they use these
numbers and come to the conclusion that Kerala is the feminist state, before
jumping on any conclusion. it is important to insight the society culture
deeply because census figure are can be the indicator of development but it
doesn’t present any indicator of empowerment of women.
What is your
name? This is the common question everyone asks when you meet with a new
person. In Kerala when you ask this question to women they reply with
confidence; Santha Baby, Asfa Ameer, Sisilly George the next question if you
ask them, what is a name your Husband? They reply with same confidence “ Baby,
Ameer, George”. Their surname and identity is her husband name. In the
community and government documents, she being identify by the name of husband.
Rekha
Suresh, her father name is Ahmed, it was her previous surname after the
marriage she changed her surname to Suresh. I asked her why you changed your
name and surname, She said it not for the people but it is for me and my family
convenience I changed my name because I don’t want to explain about my name to
people every day.
This is true
education health and livelihood opportunity can increase the data but it may
not bring scope for a woman to have opportunity to participate in discussion
making process. To make her own identity
as an individual she has to make new identity.
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