Rights Of Women And Children Sociology Essay
Woman known as the half of the world. In Indian society is that there is systematic discrimination and neglect of women, which could be in terms of inadequate nutrition, education, health, property and so on. The struggle against violence is actually the struggle against the unequal distribution of power both physical and economic. Although the country’s constitution says women have equal status to men, women are powerless and are mistreated inside and outside the home.
When we will talk about the rights of children so India has the largest child population in the world. India has made some significant commitments towards ensuring the basic rights of children. There has been progress in overall indicators: infant mortality rates are down, child survival is up, literacy rates have improved and school dropout rates have fallen. But the issue of child rights in India is still caught between legal and policy commitments to children. The problem of child trafficking is a big issue in India. In such chaos, media plays a vital role as it is known for image building. In this regards media should bring awareness and should make the children and women aware about their rights. And in last, media needs to improve one factor that it should not bring out only negative points. If any government scheme is brought in light, its positive aspects should be broadcast by media.
Keywords: Children, Media, Rights, Woman
INTRODUCTION
At times the dynamic struggles for women’s basic democratic right appeared in many countries in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Though these movements differed in their reasons and tactics, the fight for female suffrage, along with other women’s rights concerns, cut across many national boundaries.
Woman is known as the half of the world. In Indian society is that there is systematic discrimination and neglect of women’s in India, which could be in terms of inadequate nutrition, denial or limited access to education, health and property rights, child labor and domestic violence etc. The fear of sexual violence has been a powerful factor in restricting women’s behavior and sense of freedom. The struggle against violence is actually the struggle against the unequal distribution of power both physical and economic among the sexes. Although the country’s constitution says women have equal status to men, women are powerless and are mistreated inside and outside the home. Women face malnutrition, especially for pregnant or nursing women.
And when we will talk about the rights of children so India has the largest child population in the world. India has made some significant commitments towards ensuring the basic rights of children. There has been progress in overall indicators: infant mortality rates are down, child survival is up, literacy rates have improved and school dropout rates have fallen. But the issue of child rights in India is still caught between legal and policy commitments to children on the one hand, and the fallout of the process of globalisation on the other.
Over the last decade, countries across the world have been changing their existing economic models in favour of one driven by the free market, incorporating processes of liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation. The direct impact of free trade on children may not leap to the eye, but we do know that globalised India is witnessing worsening levels of basic health, nutrition and shelter.
The negative fallout is visible: children are being deprived of even the scarce social benefits once available; they are displaced by forced and economic migration, increasing the number of children subsisting on the streets; more and more children are being trafficked within and across borders; and rising numbers of children are engaged in part- or full-time labour.
MEDIA
The mass media are diversified media technologies that are intended to reach a large audience by mass communication. After the introduction we talk about firstly the Media in India. As we all know that media is fulfilling the purpose of providing information to large audience through various means of communication. But now media also makes lot of money through major controversies like for e.g. at the time of 16 December, 2012 rape case all people of India are watching news channels for latest updates about the rape case so in between that news channels earn lot of money by giving advertisements (at that time when more people are watching continuously the news the main aim of adds are fulfilled and therefore the news channels take 2 lakhs for 2 min adds and make money).
Conclusion is that when such a thing happens like rape or murder which creates interest in public, media take advantage of that time & utilizes it as a golden period for them.
HOW MEDIA PROTECTS THE RIGHTS?
Media protects the rights women, child, disabled & minorities. It creates awareness & and survey around the public and ask them various questions to make them feel supportive & grab information & it also help us to know about their thinking about the cause and after that. Lastly remedies & suggestions of different people are taken as to protect the right.
Conclusion is that by major broadcasting media help many people to know the reality & help them to fight for their rights.
WOMEN’S RIGHTS, SOCIAL INCLUSION AND THE MEDIA
We aim to increase public awareness about women’ rights and to respond to demands from women’s organization to strengthen communication and solidarity between women. We want to encourage women to make greater use of information technology for communication and the media to support networking among women’s organization and activists, to promote the human rights of women and women equality. We also aim to increase the understanding of women’s rights, globalization and media among policy makers and the general public. To achieve this we will organize activities such as conferences, workshops, interviews and media interventions (print, radio and web). We will also carry out research and produce media interventions in order to increase the visibility of women’s rights, which will focus on; the trafficking of women, gender discrimination and violence against women in the labor market and the objectification and exclusion of women by mainstream media.
NEGATIVE & POSITIVE ASPECTS OF CHILD RIGHTS
There are both the aspects child rights negative as well as positive. like for e.g. according to fundamental rights child till the age of 14 child should be given free education but some children are still working at tea stalls etc .on the other hand the gang rape case one person who is guilty in under 18 so no case can run on that boy but u think if he can do such shameful thing or crime of that level then why is he considered as child here negative advantages of rights are taken.
Conclusion is that both advantages & disadvantages are taken of fundamental rights &which can cause major harm to the public ahead in future.
EMERGENCY NUMBERS
Through media we get to know about the emergency numbers which will help people when he would be in difficulty.
112- Worldwide number
100- Delhi police
P&G PRODUCTS
These are several products &when we purchase the product some amount of money is used for education for poor people or for children who can’t get enough education.
LOOPHOLES
1. When any crime happens and police reaches on the spot they fight with each other as under which than the area comes, then they move to the victim.
2. Victim is taken to trauma center in any case this should not be done as victim can die in way so he/she should be taken to the nearest hospital.
3. After happening of any crime politicians should not give their wrong & fake speeches against victim as for e.g. in 16 December, 2012 gang rape case many politicians gave their comment like “Agar ladki lakshman rekha paar karegi to seeta haran hoga”. They should not pass comment like this & if they are talking about this then why they have adopted western culture they must be following Ram Yug.
4. sc/st reservation is another loophole of our society as when one child is general & secured 90% marks in 12 then sc/st student secures only 70% but they stand equal when it comes to admission & sc/st gets admission but general student does not get education.
HOW MEDIA FAIL TO PROTECT CHILD RIGHTS?
The country’s existing media policies do not protect children’s right to media due to the absence of specific provisions ensuring children’s participation in media and their information say a study. Though the government is obliged to protect children’s right to freedom of expression according to international convention, it alongside private television channels and radio stations give importance to children’s programme and related news. Moreover, the present laws and policies in the country do not protect children privacy and dignity, Said the study. The findings were revealed at a “Roundtable discussion on Analyzing Broadcast media policies in the light of Child Right”.
OBJECTIVE
In presenting paper my objectives are followings:
The role of Media in protecting and consuming the rights of children and women.
To preserve the basic rights of survival, development, participation and protection of women and children.
METHOODOLOGY
Methodology used in this paper is a complied study of various papers, websites, print media and electronic media with related topics of the paper.
CONCLUSION
The media plays a very crucial role in safeguarding and protecting the human rights for the women and children of India. It is because of media that the women and children have learnt about their human rights, violation of human rights and protection of human rights. Although looking into the current scenario, the challenges and the not-so-good events occurring daily with children and women all over the country, there is a requirement of looking into the current media structure, media working and the developmental issues in context to media. The greed that has developed in the recent past has actually abolished the main reason of the existence of media which should be curbed as soon as possible.
