Shark Tank Judge Vineeta Singh on West Bengal’s measures for women’s safety at workplaces: ‘Not the change we seek’

Shark Tank judge, Vineeta Singh CEO of Sugar Cosmetics shared her views on the safety measures for women at work place announced by the West Bengal government.
Various safety mechanisms for women were announced by the Mamata Banerjee ledLeft Front government in West Bengal while the protest on rape and murder of a doctor in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata is on. Later on the statement regarding the safety precautions, many people such as Vineeta Singh, a judge of shark tank and also the CEO of Sugar Cosmetics shared their opinions about it.

In the post , Singh starts discussing the guidelines of West Bengal for doctors wherein she quotes that night duty might be avoided to a possible extent by women. She goes on to expand on it and also state how this puts further restraints on women as ‘boys will be boys’.

“This is NOT the change women are seeking! Parents of daughters are already paranoid and protective as they live in fear. Can we not add to that burden with institutional curbs on girls? Every additional restriction is a subtle message to young girls that for their own survival they should not even expect to be treated equally and that freedom and opportunities will always be discounted for them,” wrote Singh in her post. (Also Read: Outlook Web Bureau | Kolkata doctor rape-murder case Today’s Highlights: ‘Mamata government shaken by Nabanna rally call’, says Bengal LoP

Further, she talked about how she has two boys and that it is essential to raise boys ‘‘as kind humans who having understanding and respecting the concepts of equality consent. ”

This post was shared a few days ago, the post carries a very clear message of the activities the page encourages. Since having been posted it has received over 10,000 likes. As is often the case, many recipients responded not with a direct message but their reactions were expressed on the comments to the post.

Read the post here: https://www.instagram.com/p/C_GUW5oIQza/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=2e6f4548-6064-4953-80e3-036ef3a96829

Here’s what people had to say about it:
One person said, “I personally think that in every state and country there should be healthy condition for women as well as men and instead of gaining and making different distances between people and making a fool situation of divide and rule situation there should be enrollment about humanity. ”

Sarita singh posted a horror incident with her daughter with this words ‘Dear Vineeta, I really wish the parents of boys are more responsible. Last week my girl was kicked up by four older boys, and the father says my daughter must have provoked their boys to behave this way. I am just shocked when parents of boys will act more responsibly.

“Well said for our society and government as a whole have to change their attitude towards the issue. In our villages, there are the restrictions more on girls. Let’s hope for the change soon. ”

The West Bengal government announced on Saturday an endeavour ‘Rattirer Sathi’ aiming at protection of women at their workplaces against crimes. “Rattirer Sathi or woman volunteers shall be on duty at night Safe zones will be identified and created for women, with full CCTV monitoring There should be separate designated rest areas with washrooms for women, security guards in the government medical colleges and hospitals, district medical colleges and hospitals as well as hospitals should be a combination of male and female security guards,” Chief Adviser to Chief Minister Alapan Bandyopadhyay said to the PTI.

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