> For example the US is wealthier than Algeria. That is a generalisation ... No, that's a statement of fact for some definition of wealth. > ... but doesn't r

> For example the US is wealthier than Algeria. That is a generalisation ... No, that's a statement of fact for some definition of wealth. > ... but doesn't reflect the individual status of people within each country. I.e. some Algerians will be wealthier than some Americans. This is simply a recognition that your fact applies to the whole and does not hold for every possible pairwise comparison. My issue is that you cannot generalize about any cultural phenomenon in India. You can state some facts you've seen, but India is, * a country dominated by three distinct religions, * in some places resembles New York or Paris * while in others it the remotest parts of Afghanistan * and still in other parts more closely resembles Tibet So to say that you could make one statement about the status of Indian women is misguided. I'm glad you enjoy (presumably?) your Indian family and your trips there, but your experience is limited, and still that of a foreigner. A person having lived their whole life in India could hardly be expected to give a coherent assessment of the situation, much less so with you. The question itself is rooted in a level of imprecision which makes it useless when applied to a country as diverse as India.