Society 'schizophrenic' towards women: Ansari

March 19, 2013 19:27

The country may have been blessed with remarkable women leaders but the society is still 'schizophrenic' towards women, often displaying endemic brutality in its word and deed, Vice President Hamid Ansari said today.

The society still has a long way to go in ensuring full gender parity as it often fail to treat women as equal citizens and disregard their basic human rights, he said.

"Our country has been blessed with remarkable women leaders who have left an indelible mark on our society and polity through their invaluable contributions.

"The paradox is that, as a society we are somewhat schizophrenic in our attitude to women and in actual practice oscillate between deep respect and endemic display of brutality in word and deed," Ansari said after unveiling a book on former President Pratibha Patil.

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