Konkona Sensharma: Gender differences need to be celebrated and integr

Konkona Sensharma is one of the actors
who doesn't believe in mincing her words.
She has spoken about gender equality,
feminism and more at various occasions
and her quotes are worth reading.
Recently, during an interaction with a
charitable organisation named OXFAM,
Konkona was asked if she is someone who
has strongly practised in raising a feminist
or gender-sensitive child. To which she
shared an anecdote stating, "I am very
aware of this and it troubles me I see that
there are so many everyday instances of
gender inequality that happen around him.
In our neighbourhood, kids play football in
the evening and once I had a conversation
with my son about the fact that it was boys
who were playing and the girls were
nowhere to be seen. I feel it is important to
have such conversations and make your
child aware of gender because in so many
un-thinking ways they can learn about
patriarchy."
She further said, "Once I remember, he
asked if he could wear a nail polish. I didn't
tell him that boys don't wear nail polish. I
explained that make-up was not meant for
children and he could decide for himself
when he grew up. But, then he also learnt
from the world that boys don't wear pink. I
kept explaining that colour doesn't matter
but sometimes children are influenced more
my other kids than parents. It is hard, for
parents alone, to counter the existing
patriarchy. The community, society and
school mould a child's perspective towards
gender. There are gender differences but
they need to be celebrated and integrated."

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