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A never-ending debate on gender issues
As part of the ongoing ‘16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence (GBV)’, US Consulate General Hyderabad and International Foundation for Crime Prevention and Victim Care (PCVC) jointly organised a screening of the critically-acclaimed film \'Pink\' at Prasad Preview Theatre in Banjara Hills recently.
16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence
As part of the ongoing ‘16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence (GBV)’, US Consulate General Hyderabad and International Foundation for Crime Prevention and Victim Care (PCVC) jointly organised a screening of the critically-acclaimed film 'Pink' at Prasad Preview Theatre in Banjara Hills recently.
Mahender Reddy Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad; Swati Lakra, Additional Commissioner of Police and head of SHE teams inaugurated the screening, which was followed by a panel discussion on the topic ‘Creating Safe Public Spaces for Women: Challenges & Way Forward’. The panelists included - Girija Devi, Gender Specialist, P Devi, Theatre Professional and Women's Rights Activist, Vyjyanthi Vasanta Mogli, Transgender Activist and C Vanaja, journalist & filmmaker.
Speaking on the occasion Girija Devi, Gender Specialist, said, “I am watching this film for the first time and the way he (Amitabh Bachchan) tells about the rule book one after the other - that should be a kind of mantra that can become a part of school syllabus in the school.
Adding on a note on importance of parenting on the matter, she said, “I think all parenting goes in a cuddly manner. Parents should be firm in saying ‘this should not done beta, this is not correct’. I think parents must start with the boys so that structuring is proper and the message about GBV is clear.”
Sharing her thoughts on stalking Vanaja said, “Films echoing the message of stalking as a means of romance are the main culprit. For me coming from media I feel ashamed when TV and films show it as such.” “For Nirbhaya’s case we ran three days of campaign on rape, harassment survivors to overcome their pains. You tell your daughter to stay safe but what do you tell your son to not harass?” she asked.
Working as an activist for the past 20 years, P Devi is saddened by the continued harassment of women. “Even after all this time there is no change in the culture,” she said. “Maybe the system is not good. It keeps on repeating; boys are made by their parents, family and society. But, girls are also made into stereotypes. And who is going to break it?” she questioned.
Transgender activist Vyjyanthi said “I mostly talk about gender and access to all. This movie is inspiring, but the trans-community is still struggling. Even though the Vishaka Guidelines are quite clear, but it wasn’t a success because the system is not ready for it.”
“In India, we have women who had to give up their identity and sexual orientation because people question their gender over it. A person can be born into a biological body and that person has a right to identify as a man, women or transgender as per their choice. Gender is still very binary,” said Vyjyanthi.
