In a recent discussion on a TV channel about men’s suicides in India, the woman panelist gave some interesting opinions about the importance (or lack of it) of men’s suicides. The video is linked below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cT6n9D0PZY
At 36:00 min, the woman makes a comments which would gladden the hearts of all radical feminists. She says:
In India, it is a proud moment when there is a news reported of women standing equal shoulder with men and taking up traditional men’s jobs – like airline pilot, in military, auto-driver, taxi driver, and so on; but then their jobs are labelled as ‘risky’ and dangerous when they do these job in same conditions as men do and it does not seem so appealing anymore. Is not women taking up risky jobs a small cost to pay for women empowerment? Equal pay for equal work also means Equal work for equal pay! News below:
Male disposability is inherent in society, and some may even argue that a soldier takes on a job which is inherently life-risking and that they are paid to be soldiers. But these soldiers who committed suicides were not told before they joined army in J&K that they are more likely to die from suicide than in defending the country!