Why were men mostly silent during the 2024 uprising? (Read the text and answer the question)

Pritilata Waddedar was a revolutionary who swallowed cyanide pills to avoid capture by British forces.

During the 1971 Liberation War Kakon Bibi engaged in espionage and participated in frontline battles.

Women were seen as beacons of hope during the 2024 movement because they led protests, penetrated the darkness of repression and took bold actions when men could not.

In the 2024 protests mothers provided food, supplies and care to injured students while defying bullets and tear gas.

During the 2024 movement, through conversations in domestic and public spaces, women revealed oppression and brought down the dictator.

"Mayer Daak" was a group of women whose family members faced enforced disappearances and who profested for justice.