oday in the 21st century woman is considered equal as man which wasnt earlier. we have various examples in front of us today. eg. ashwariya, sania mirza, piti usha, kalpana chawla etc etc. we take any sector and woman are there. it is a pity woman is considered to be the weaker sex. She is physically strong, also proved more matured, emotionally stronger than man scientifically. Just because she is vulnerable sexually she is considered to be the weaker sex. In olden times woman was considered as a liability of a family. because the father had to pay heavy dowries to the groom. also many social evil customs were in practice like the sati system, dowry system, ghoonghat system and many more. But there has been an evolution. the horizons of thinking of the people have become broad. it was a slow process but a firm one. Law and order have been designed such that woman gets an equal status with man. If we take a look at the status of woman outside india, we would never bring up this question. one eg i would like to give. In the USA if an article is published mentioning the right of a citizen and if by mistake they have written "he" instead of "he/she", the publisher can be sued. people do take initiative to sue such people. The status of the woman whether married or unmarried has become strong just because of education. it is still improving. The next step after education should be physical protection. It should be made mandatory for every woman to learn self defense. After this no one would say that woman is a weaker sex. no one would coerce a woman to give in anything