Choosing clothes, but not husbands (Aakash Mehta)

In the article choosing clothes, but not husbands, the author briefly pointed out the case of an Afghan immigrant family. How this family is living? I think the title wants to say that with the time and modern world the members of that family have changed but their basic mentality about their cast, religion is still the same. Here the parents decide the marriage partner for the girl. In other words the case is an arrange marriage. Personally, I am not in against of arrange marriage. However, there are countless successful arrange marriages around us. But the case becomes worst when the girl is forced to do arrange marriage. The men are not as much forced for such act. Then why the girls? Due to such force there occurs many serious family problems. I don't want to interfere in anyone's personal matter but I just want to tell you the general thing that we all are equal and we all have the same rights and everyone has complete freedom to live their lives. The world has entered 21st century but ask your self one question? Have we entered 21st century? Are we ready for this modern world. This is the question of whole world, not only the countries which are superior. Are the women given same rights as men? Why there are still child marriage systems? Why in some cases girls are not asked before taking any kind of decision? Is this the definition of 21st century?