Alcohol, as they call it...

I`m not very attracted to the idea of sitting leisurely and tuning in to some radio channel and keep listening. I just happened to tune into Radio Mirchi today morning... Think i left something??? errr... yaa... "Semma Hot Machi!!!". Some nice song was playing. Once that finished, there was this RJ`s voice, part of which i could not comprehend because of the speed. I m sick of this. I really have no clue why they have to speed up things when they are talking. They have ample time, the whole time slot is theirs, yet they fly as if they have no time to spare!!! Anyways coming to the topic... Some programme called 'Ladies Colony' was being aired. And it had some interesting topic of discussion. So i decided to listen further.. The topic goes like this... "A recent survey reveals that 32% of the females in India consume alcohol. And more importantly, it is more than the number of men who consume alcohol in the country". For obvious reasons, the callers where females, for it was a ladies only show. So some caller comes online and argues "Instead of we bothering of the male-female statistics it is more important for us to consider numbers on the whole. Nevertheless alcohol consumption is injurious to health. So there is no need to consider men and female numbers separately for our aim should be towards reducing numbers on the whole rather than blaming the females for such high consumption rates." This was the first caller. The next caller quoted.. "Women in India are considered to be very divine. They command a lot of divinity. People have a lot of respect for Women in India. So thats why we get alarmed by the statistics. But there is nothing great about the statistics. I cannot infer anything of much consequence from the statistics ". Callers who followed based their arguments on the same lines. Atlast, after lot of waiting, there was one caller who really argued that the numbers really show how the standards are going down and how women need to mend ways. i noticed a 5:1 ratio. If 5 people said that overall reduction is needed, 1 said women needed to mend their way of life. Amidst all this talking, the RJ never allows the callers to express their ideas on the topic. Before they could express their view, the RJ asks whether women statistics alone is important or we should be bothered about the overall alcohol consumption rate. Obviously, any women will opt for the latter option. The replies are perceived as if people are so bothered about the general welfare of the country.
Now lets analyze this a bit. What would have been the result of such a discussion if the women statistics weren't this high? In such a case, how many women would have argued for general welfare instead of criticizing men for high consumption rates?
I guess the case itself would have been different. The topic would have digressed totally and would have been mostly about husbands torturing their counterparts after consuming alcohol everyday, and things on similar lines. The discussion would have revolved around the attitude of men alone and general welfare would have stayed apart. I guess the ratio that i mentioned before would have inverted now.
I really feel women share equal status with men in this society. A lot of atonements have been made right from the time of independence. They take part in everything. There is no subordination or anything similar to it. They are respected a lot by everyone. So it is up to them to decide whether they really want to be high held or let down because of their unacceptable practices. Not drinking alone be banned, such ladies only shows should be banned too. The very fact that a topic of discussion is taken to discuss with ladies alone itself shows they themselves aren't prepared to share the status with men. Find one show where a topic is broached and only men are allowed to share their views. So its women who really think their state in the society is really bad, when it really isn't the case.