Empowerment Of Women

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Man and woman are like two wings of bird, which only in unison can take a lofty flight. Unfortunately for our society, one of these wings is wounded and weak. Women, who is the mother, carrier and procreator of all human stands defeated, humiliated and over-powered by her own creation-the man proving true the philosophical formulation of the giant of the social scientists- Karl Marx that every matter contains the seed of its own destruction. If the society goes on denying the rights to its procreator woman, it wouldn’t take too long to destroy the race ‘woman’ from face of the Earth. Although, gender injustices is a global phenomenon, unfortunately eastern countries especially India has surpassed many others in this regard. Though, very interestingly, …show more content…

It has been given currency by U.N. agencies during recent years. ‘Empower’ means to make one powerful or equip one with the power to face the challenge of life to overcome the disabilities, handicaps and inequalities. It is an active multi- dimensional process which would enable women to realise their full identity and powers in all spheres of life. It would consist in providing greater access to knowledge and resources, greater autonomy in decision-making, greater ability to plan their lives, greater control over the circumstances that influence their lives and freedom from the shackles imposed on them by custom, belief and practice.

Empowerment does not mean setting women against men. Indeed, it means making both men and women realise their changing roles and status and develop a consensus for harmonious living in the context of an egalitarian society. It means redistribution of work roles, re-orienting their values to the changing world and attitudes and evolving new kinds of adjustments, understanding and trust with each other. It is a new ideology for carrying democratic values into the family and society. It demands a basic change in the social system. The philosophy of women’s empowerment needs a total rehauling of the Indian …show more content…

One vital dimension of this is women’s economic independence. Economically self reliant woman act as a self- generating dynamo fostering the goals of family planning and self- development. For this skill development programmes, entrepreneurial development programmes and micro- finance schemes need to be implemented sincerely, up till the remotest corners of the country. Granting land rights to women, in policy as well as practice, would be another crucial step. All these have the ability to totally transform the values, psyche and economy of our entire society. It could take to great heights the benefits already being reaped by causing women’s participation in Panchayati Raj

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