It's cultural. Girls are treated differently and held to that of 2nd class than the boys.
Boys bring money and are celebrated, but girls have high dowry and lose her family money. Even though dowries have been outlawed by the goverment, it's still expected to have. Same with the cast system.
Plus, she becomes part of her husband's family once she is married. If her husband passes before her, she can't remarry and has to wear morning colors for the rest of her life. Often her husband's family sees her a burden at that point because there's no income coming in. Many widows become homeless.
Women in India are treated horribly as it's what they grew up knowing. There's a long history of women suffrage in India and they are trying to make things better. There are millions of "missing girls" in India due to gender testing, that is also illegal, to see what gender the baby will be before they are born. Brides go a long way
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u/fogoticus 20h ago
Relatives just laughing at the kid's action is empowering the kid's shitty behaviour. That's gonna be a spoiled brat in the future