Women are not victims Lt general Kanitkar

    Pune, Oct 12 (PTI) Lieutenant General Dr Madhuri
Kanitkar on Monday said a "lot of atrocities" had been
happening against women in a male-dominated society and called
for the need to change the "patriarchal mindset".
    Speaking at an online discussion on 'Journey of Dreams
to Reality' organised by FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO), Pune
Chapter, lieutenant general Kanitkar said women should speak
for themselves.
    "We live in a patriarchal society where lots of
atrocities are happening against women. Women are called
victims but its actually the mind of a male which is a
victim," she is quoted as saying in a release.
    The senior Army officer further said women may be
physically incompatible to men but mentally they can become
very strong if they support and lend their voices to one
another.
    The lieutenant general further said men need to be
liberated from a patriarchal mindset.
    Dr Kanitkar, who is the only doctor on the Prime
Minister's Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory
Council, also spoke about her journey in armed forces.
    She said though armed forces are dominated by males,
there are no gender stereotypes.
    Speaking on the COVID-19 pandemic, she said armed
forces had done a great job.
    "Armed forces helped expatriates to return from other
countries. They also helped in setting up 28 COVID-19
hospitals and testing facilities across the country," she
said. PTI SPK
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