"Ours is a patriarchal society and everyone in this system work towards maintaining that status quo. This structure provides men with many entitlements including property, being head of the family and the key decision maker, impunity in cases of violence, forced sex, multiple relationships and aggression.Everyday, we get to hear about cases of extreme violence against women and they are on the rise. Our country's sex ratio is dipping, which shows that women are not welcome in our homes, trafficking of women and girls, incidences of sexual assault and acid throwing on women are on the rise. The new laws, which are being created have been made keeping in mind all the above mentioned facts and they are there to stop violence and not pitched against men.What we instead need to ensure is that men do not feel threatened at the thought of sharing power with other and they also need to learn to take 'NO' for an answer and respect the women's opinions and decisions. Thus I feel that we really do not need to have a Men's rights group."
Urvashi Butalia, Women's Right Activist, Co-founder, Kali for Women.
