why are woman being harassed for dowry?

@arunna (32)
India
March 14, 2007 1:35am CST
it has been a curse for indian women for over decades now.....inspite of coming to 2007 and india growing technically in many ways...dowry still prevails in india....what could be the reason for this?i might not know about this now but may be when it is the time for me to get married.....i may come acroos such a situation...how to deal with such sensitive issues?
1 response
• United States
14 Mar 07
We live in a patriarchy so it is all about the men. In order to escape harrassment over dowrys (and even the murders) you will have to challenge the men.