TAMBARAM: Education of men was not a guarantee that they would stop inflicting violence on women, Social Welfare Minister Poongothai Aladi Aruna said here on Thursday.
She was inaugurating a three-day national conference on women, violence and human rights at Madras Christian College, Tambaram. The conference is being organised by the Department of Social Work, in partnership with International Foundation for Crime Prevention and Victim Care.
The Minister said surveys had revealed that among cases of domestic violence against women, 56 per cent of the men were educated. “If people think education will empower and change things, they are not entirely right,” she added. Women continued to suffer physical assault by their male relatives even for trivial reasons, the Minister said.
The effects of violence against women was not restricted to them, but also spilled over on to their children and there was a threat of children not becoming productive in the long run. Change in mindset was very important to improve the quality of life of women, Ms. Poongothai said.
Anjana Modi of the U.S. Consulate, Chennai; V.J. Philip, college principal; and Miriam Samuel, head of the Department of Social Work; spoke. At the conference, social workers, experts in law, women activists, researchers and students are deliberating on various topics relating to caste, media, police and religion among other issues. The valedictory would be held on Saturday afternoon.
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