WEST DELHI: A sub-district break-up of child sex ratio data in Delhi done by the Census 2011 authorities show posh areas such as Hauz Khas, Defence Colony, Model Town and Punjabi Bagh being the worst offenders in gender perspective. This statistical proof of abysmally low child sex ratios in these areas testifies that the wealthier the area, the greater the discrimination against the girl child. ''One is not surprised,'' says Mira Shiva at the Voluntary Health Association of India. ''It is the educated who are making the maximum use of (sex determination) technology. Till the mother of a baby girl is respected, this practice will not change.''
The fact that educated parents are willing to abort the girl child is a reflection of ingrained cultural prejudices. Therefore, DJJS Santulan with a vision of sensitizing young minds at the seed stage itself over the much needed issue of ‘Gender Neutrality’ is undertaking awareness and empowerment workshops in institutions for womenfolk; under its ongoing nationwide TuHaiShakti women empowerment drive. In this vein, DJJS Vishnu Garden center is painstakingly working in Punjabi Bagh and surrounding areas to etch gender neutral mindsets.
GGSSS No. 1 Subhash Nagar, Nov 16: A women empowerment workshop was organized in Govt. Girls Senior Secondary School in the Subhash Nagar area of East Delhi. The expert gender trainer from Santulan, Sadhvi Mridula Bharti took over the session for more than 600 girls in the age group of 10-16 years. With a team of young volunteers, she touched the sensitive chords in the crowd through means of Forum Theatre and educative activities as well as demonstrations.
