In India, women are poorly represented in social life et ce, particulièrement dans les villages. Combien de fois nous sommes nous arrêtés soudainement pour constater que Julie était la seule femme sur la rue ... et blanche par-dessus le marché. Rien pour passer inaperçue! Mais alors, où sont les femmes?
On nous dit qu'elles sont cachées derrière leurs fourneaux. Disons que c'est aussi parce qu'elles ne sont toujours pas les bienvenues dans certains milieux de travail comme dans les commerces au détail, par exemple. Dans les grandes villes, la situation des femmes est évidemment meilleure.
Lors de notre passage à Bodhgaya, haut lieu du bouddhiste, nous avons fait la connaissance d'un jeune Indien qui a mis sur pied un organisme specially dedicated to women in rural India. The Academy of Root Development allows women to organize themselves living in their village, to report back to the house through the manufacture of crafts and even becoming head of the family budget.
The youth in question invited us to visit some of these villages. Here are some pictures of those women who wish to contribute to the functioning of their society. Point out their jewelry, attention to detail and beauty of the fabrics that surround them ... and tell you that these women are part of the lowermost caste of Indian society. We had you ever told how the Indian woman is the most flirtatious of the world regardless of social level?
And speaking of women ....
Perhaps you've heard about the scandal of Richard Gere in Mumbai in April? He said that frequently visit India embraced the face of the Indian actress Shilpa Shetty at the flash of cameras. He then returned under arrest (Do not worry fans of Richard, he was quickly released ...). Here, contact between men and women are virtually nonexistent in public. Sometimes, in the cities, young couples s'effleurent hand, but often these displays of affection are held hidden behind a tree at the bottom of a park.
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