The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c17.s4.5

c17.s4.5

It is now high time for us to insist both in the East and the West that there should be no double standard of morality in sexual matters; husbands should be required to remain as faithful to their marriage vows as wives. Any transgression in this respect on the part of the husband should meet with instantaneous and severe social opprobrium. Unfortunately nature’s partiality to man renders it very difficult to detect his transgressions even when numerous; a single lapse of woman, on the other hand, is often betrayed by its consequences.