Vidya Balan has advised families to prioritize their women's health while emphasizing that responsibility doesn't fall solely on women. On Thursday, she gave a speech in Kolkata at the 65th All India Congress of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
She spoke, “We keep talking about women’s health, but the onus does not lie just with her. Families need to invest in the health of their women. If we want to be a progressive and successful nation, we must invest in the health of women. A small step will go a long way.”
She further elaborated, “A woman derives such a large part of her identity from her body. Yet we don’t want to acknowledge the body, we don’t want to acknowledge its desire and needs. We don’t take adequate care of it. Every woman must acknowledge every part of her body and nurture it.”
While giving a tiny proposal on how it may be achieved, Vidya continued, “When a woman visits a gynaecologist, maybe she should insist her father, partner or son to come along. The more people see, the more they move forward and attitudes change.”
Vidya has successfully made a name for herself in women-centric films for over a decade. The Dirty Picture, Kahaani, Tumhari Sulu, Shakuntala Devi, Sherni, and others are a few of these films. She last appeared in the movie Jalsa, which featured Shefali Shah in a key part, last year.
