Yes, ‘Equality between male and female should not be judged through physical strength’. There has been a history in case of gender, where women have been subdued in the society due to their lack of physical strength as compared to men. Men took the center-stage in society, became the bread earner and also the oppressor of women be it physically or by depriving them from their public rights. It has always been a patriarchal society and women have been judged and socially constructed as individuals who lack not only physical strength but also cognitive abilities. The French scholar, Michel Foucault, points out that the aim of society is to create “docile bodies”. And society has been doing this to women since time immemorial.

But women do have a right, as human beings, to equally explore the world as much as men. The inequality arising out of physical strength is actually a social construct, which prevents women from exercising their rights and power and explore the public domains which are generally assigned to men. It is true that men and women are biologically different, but both possess strength in their own ways. Women are blessed with the capability to reproduce which requires immense physical and emotional strength to produce, nurture and bring a new life to this world. Also, women are not properly allowed to exercise their mental abilities and hence, remain subjugated. However, nowadays, it can be seen that with access to education, women have been opening up to change, gaining confidence and have been able to break the patriarchal cycle to some extent, by involving themselves in jobs, corporate offices and so on.

Furthermore, physical strength can be acquired, and not inborn. So anyone, regardless of gender can develop physical strength through exercise, yoga, sports and other physical training. Moreover, there is more to the differences that exist between men and women which go beyond physical strength. Equality can be brought between men and women only if all the other differences such as political, cultural, economic dfferences are negotiated. Physical strength does not necessarily mean good mental cognitive abilities and decision making. Women have the gift of creation and emotional intelligence which men might lack. So in a way, both these genders complement one another, and hence men and women should not be judged in matters of physical strength and other differences without contemplating first on the nuances underlying such differences.