Women in a Patriarchal society

Recently the Delhi gang rape has caught a fire in each and every women in India. If they have not reacted but yes women have started talking about rape openly. At least first time in my life I am openly talking about it with my family, friends and colleague. What happen to the Delhi girl was absolutely brutal and in human. But gang rapes are happening since long and none of the case have come so strongly, may be because of intensity of this act was way beyond one's imagination. On 1st January 2013, a 22 year old girl was gang raped and was thrown on the roadside, there are many cases happening in India which are not registered but shows how unsafe is a women in the society. On the top of that a religious leader says that the girl in the Delhi gang rape was equally responsible for that act and a political party leader says that women should not be allowed to work and all they should aspire to become is a home maker. In a patriarchal society women are still not expected as equals. Forget about being equal, women are still not respected by the society. Apart from the action expected from the government, the whole society should take action by inculcating values in their children and teaching boys how to respect a woman. How many girls think that the rape happens because of the mini skirts (exposing clothes) wore by girls, no they happen because woman herself shows inaction. I hope once in life time a girl would have faced eve teasing, but all they do is just ignore it. At least I have done that, I rather prefered to change my route where a boy teased me, than complaining about him in the police station, because I think why should I take trouble of going to a police station and telling to an unknown man about what happened. But now I feel that, I wish I would had taken those efforts at least thing would have been noticed by the society. Anyway, I just wanted to request you that, next time when you feel unsafe or teased by someone do raise your voice, it might help, or at least the same thing may not be experienced by another woman in future. 1 year ago I watched a play called Vagina monologues by Eve Ensler, it is about how women thinks and are treated by the society. Do watch the interview of Eve Ensler by Barhka Dutt, I promise it will enlighten you http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/the-buck-stops-here/in-conversation-with-eve-ensler/261009