Women Empowerment Speech

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Assalam-o-Alaikum all. Today the topic of my speech is women empowerment. You all might have a confusing definition of women’s empowerment. Let me get you clear, Women empowerment is all about making them self-dependent on taking the decisions of life irrespective of the fear of people or society. In today’s time, the condition of women is getting weaker day by day because of less attention paid to them. Though a lot is being said about empowering women in every field but nothing noticeable has happened yet. I have two main points to discuss with you all today.  Hindrances in Empowering Women.  Solutions for those hindrances. Did you all know that according to Greek mythology, humans were originally created with four arms, four legs and …show more content…

For example, in Indonesia, women’s roles were regarded as mothers of nation, a notion shared by many Indonesian women themselves. Next, the multiple roles that women hold is another hurdle. In contrast to men. Women’s roles are traditionally based around family rearing, production and community involvement. As a result, women are left with lesser time to focus on themselves. Another obstacle comes from a global bias that believes men possesses superior skills to women to better handle the demands of managerial …show more content…

Restriction from education could be another aspect in empowering women. In many areas of Pakistan, women are not allowed to get education even till primary levels. Cultural barrier like Abstract thinking is also a barrier in women empowerment. Pakistan follows patriarchal family system in which man is the head of family, despite women being more than 50% of the population. Most of the women are not paid well in jobs, though they are made to toil for hours like slaves. When women are not paid well, fifty percent of the population is not paid well. When women are disrespected, humiliated or exploited, a major chunk of the world population is disrespected, humiliated and exploited. And the entire human race will lag resultantly thereby being unable to realize its true potential. Education is the key to women empowerment. If a girl is educated, she will have confidence. She will have employable skills. Employment will lead her to financial independence. Entrepreneurship will make her stronger and daring to take up new challenges. According to Brigham Young, “You educate a man; you educate a

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