History Of Women Empowerment

The terms Women Empowerment refers to the increasing of the spiritual, social, political or economic strength of all women. It is frequently seen that the empowered in their capacities develop confidence.

Having the power of making decisions for self.

Having access to resources and information for proper decision making.

Having numerous options to choose from (instead of yes/no, either/or).

Ability of showing assertiveness while making decisions collectively.

Ability to think positively to bring about a drastic change.

Ability of developing new skills for group power and self improvement.

Ability of using democratic means to change perceptions of others.

Adopting changes and a growth process that are self initiated and never ending.

Overcoming

They were dominated by the society. They were not allowed to own property. They did not have any share in the property of their parents. They had no voting rights. They had no freedom to choose their work and job or so on. But now we have come out from those dark days when women were not treated equal as men. There is a need for strong movement to fight for the rights of women and to ensure that they get all the rights which men have or in other words a movement for the Empowerment of Women.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF WOMEN EMPOWMENT IN INDIA The position and status of Women has been subjected towards the direction of great changes over the past few decades. In early Vedic period Women enjoyed equal status with men.

The real change came after independence. The Constitution of India has been guarantees equality to women by enjoying equal rights.

BENEFITS OF FEMALE EDUCATION FOR WOMEN EMPOWMENT As female education has been rises incredibly, fertility, population growth, and infant and child mortality fall and family health improves.

Women's has increased earning capacity day by day.

Educated women are more politically, physically and mentally active and has better information about their legal rights and also know how to exercise them for their better

We find that it has been very low in 18th and 19th centuries in India and elsewhere in that time they were treated like ‘objects’ that can be bought and sold. Women were remained within the four walls of their household. They don't have the freedom to go outside their houses. A long struggle bring out a drastic change and had brought women the property rights, voting rights, an equality in civil rights before the law in matters of marriage and employment.

In India, the customs of purdha (veil system), female infanticide, child marriage, sati system (self-immolation by the women with their husbands), dowry system and the state of permanent widowhood were either totally removed.

There was a time when women’s education was not important in the eyes of the society. But nowadays women are playing bigger and bigger role in economic field: as workers, consumers, managers and investors. We can now also see women in almost every field: architecture, lawyers, financial services, engineering, medical and IT jobs. They have also entered in the service occupations such as a nurse, a beautician, a sales worker, a waitress,