Why loiter? Radical possibilities
for gendered dissent by Shilpa Phadke,
Shilpa Ranade and Sameera Khan
The authors begin by taking into consideration
the relation of women, loiter and public spaces. The author dictates how the
relationship between women and their loitering in public spaces can help them
regain their position and amend the relationship with the citizens around them.
The authors take Mumbai as an example and the view of its people on loitering
by Women. The intersectionality can be easily interpreted in areas where women
are viewed under the light of religion, class, and caste. The way women have to
act in a certain way for them to be justified while the men don’t have that
sort of dilemma. Even among this scenario, class plays a major role where things
are different, more justifiable for higher-class women as compared to lower
class women in a situation of loitering.
It should be noted on how something as trivial
as loitering, which should be a concern for nobody is delved to an only-men
scenario where women will be judged for the same. This would be construed as
discrimination which it is, and the author explains how this genre of pleasure shouldn’t
be exclusive to men and if provided for women can have a multitude of prosperity
and growth to the women and ultimately society.
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