good thread.. and the sad thing is, this double standard has the negative effect of some girls wanting to "even out" the double standard by wanting to stay out late at night etc. because their brothers get to. I wish parents would understand that the guy is in most cases **MORE **susceptible to tripping up and getting himself into things he shouldn't be doing. Girls are usually more samajhdaar and parhaizgaar to begin with! The point is that both guys and girls should be kept a watchful eye on.
Sarmad, Im not condoning irresponsible behaviour in any gender but its just not fair to let your sons do what they want but have different rules for girls.
I see parents letting their sons have girlfriends but when it comes to their daughters, they don't approve of that. This happens alot in pakistan.
I see guys being able to get cellphones but for their daughters they don't want to give them a cellphone because who knows what they will do with it.
If you are going to be strict on your daughters, thats fine but then do the same with your sons.
A friend of mine was "caught" having lunch with her boyfreind once and her parents beat her up and took her out of school. Meanwhile her brother works in the media and has done modelling, anchoring and different tv shows and hes ALWAYS out partying with his 'celebrity' friends. I have seen pics of him drunk on facebook! no strictness for him but his sister couldn't even date? how is that fair?