‘FOCUS ON BUILDING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS’

This move should actually be carried out the other way round. The focus should be on building healthy relationships in the society instead of segregating boys and girls. Our campuses must act as platforms where they can mingle. I have been seeing this ever since my college days. Promoting co-ed in educational institutions is a healthy practice. Encourage friendships. Our society thinks the right way to ensure women’s safety is by protecting them. It’s not! Women must be empowered to fend off insecurities against them. Safety does not mean looking at every person with suspicion. Ours is not a world where every man is a pervert. Provide an opportunity for a girl to have faith in a classmate or friend and that he is a safe companion. Let a girl travel with a boy or a man she can trust. In public places, it is ideal to be among a group or in a crowded area than sit in an isolated space.