Women Must Develop Their Own Solutions

Women must be put in a position to solve their own problems in their own way. No one can or ought to do this for them. And our Indian women are as capable of doing it as any in the world."

CW: Vol.5: CW: Vol.5 Interviews; On Indian Women - Their Past, Present and Future (p229-230)

It iswrong, a thousand times wrong, if any of you dares to say, "I will work out the salvation of this woman or child." I am asked again and again, what I think of the widow problem and what I think of the woman question. Let me answer once for all -- am I a widow that you ask me that nonsense? Am I am a woman that you ask me that question again and again? Who are you to solve women's problems?

CW: Vol.3: Lecture From Colombo to Almora: Vedanta in its Application to Indian Life; (p.246)

Educate your women first and leave them to themselves; then they will tell you what reforms are necessary for them.

CW: Vol.6: Notes of Class Talks and Lectures: Notes Taken Down in Madras (p.115)

After that they will act as they think best.

CW: Vol.7: Conversation and Dialogues: From the Dairy of a Disciple; XVIII (p.218)