WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

 Introduction

In modern times, women empowerment is a topic of special discussion. Recognizing the importance of women in our Adi-texts, it is even told that "Yatra Narayastu Pujyante Ramante Tatra Devta": That is, where the woman is worshiped, the deity resides there.

But see the irony, despite having so much power in a woman, she is feeling the need of empowerment. Economic empowerment of women refers to the availability of their economic decisions, income, wealth and other things, only by getting these facilities can they raise their social status.

In order to bring awareness in the society about the importance and rights of women in the development of the nation, many programs like Mother's Day, International Women's Day etc. are being run by the government. Women need development in many fields.

In India, in order to empower women, it is first necessary to kill all those demonic thoughts that kill their rights and values ​​in society, such as dowry, illiteracy, sexual violence, inequality, feticide, domestic violence towards women, Prostitution, human trafficking and similar topics.

There is a high level of gender inequality in our country. Where women are suffering from bad behavior of their family as well as external society. Women are number one in the number of illiterates in India.

The real meaning of women empowerment will be understood when they are given good education in India and they will be able to make independent decisions in every field.

Meaning of women empowerment - 

The empowerment of this creation is to empower women by empowering them with social, economic, political justice, freedom of thought, belief, religion and worship, equality of opportunity.

In other words - women empowerment means improving the social and economic status of women. So that they can get equal opportunities for employment, education, economic growth, so that they can achieve social freedom and progress. This is the way by which women too can fulfill their aspirations like men.

In simple words, women empowerment can be defined in such a way that it flows the power of women through which they can take all the decisions related to their life and live well in family and society. 

The need for women empowerment india -

There are many reasons for the need for women empowerment in India. In the medieval period, the honor level of Indian women decreased significantly compared to ancient times. The respect that was given to them in ancient times, in the medieval period, that respect began to decline.

(i) In the modern era, many Indian women hold many important political and administrative positions, yet ordinary rural women are still obliged to stay in their homes and they do not have facilities like general health facilities and education.

(ii) In India, women are far behind men in terms of education. The education rate of men in India is 81.3 percent, while the education rate of women is only 60.6 percent.

(iii) Women in urban areas of India are more employable than women in rural areas, according to the data, about 30 percent women work in the software industry in the cities of India, about 90 percent women in rural areas, mainly agriculture and allied Performs daily wages in areas.

(iv) Another major reason for the need for women empowerment in India is also inequality in payments. A study has revealed that despite equal experience and qualifications, women in India are paid 20 percent less than men.

(v) Our country is moving forward with great speed and enthusiasm, but we can maintain it only when we are able to overcome gender inequality and ensure equal education, promotion and payment for women as men. Could.

(vi) About 50 percent of India's population is women only, meaning half of this population is needed for the development of the whole country which is still not strong and is bound by many social restrictions. 

(Vii) India had a gender inequality and a male dominated society since ancient times. Women were pressurized by their own families and society for various reasons and they were subjected to various forms of violence and discrimination in family and society, which is not only seen in India but also in other countries.

(viii) In Indian society, it is a tradition to worship women goddesses as mother, sister, daughter, wife to honor women, but today it is only a hypocrisy.

(ix) Social political rights (freedom of work, right to education etc.) were completely banned by male family members.

(x) In the last few years, many constitutional and legal rights have been created and enforced by the government to remove gender inequality and bad practices against women. However women to solve such a big topic

Everyone needs constant support.

(xi) Women are more open minded and are breaking social bonds to get their rights in all dimensions. However, the crime is going on simultaneously.

Obstacles in the path of women empowerment in India (hurdles in implementation of women empowerment in India)

Indian society is a society which includes many customs, beliefs and traditions. Some of these old beliefs and traditions are such that prove to be a hindrance for women empowerment in India. Some of the same barriers are as follows -

(i) Due to old and orthodox ideologies, many areas of India prohibit women from leaving their homes. Women in such areas do not have the freedom to go out of their homes for education or employment.

(ii) Due to living in an environment of old and orthodox ideologies, women find themselves inferior to men and fail to change their current social and economic condition.

(iii) Exploitation in the workplace is also a major obstacle in women empowerment. Private sectors such as service industries, software industries, educational institutions and hospitals are most affected by this problem.

(iv) Problems for women arise due to the dominance of male prominence in the society. In the past few years, there has been a rapid increase in harassment of women in the field of work and there has been an increase of about 170 percent in the last few decades.

(v) In India, women are still discriminated against at the gender level in workplaces. In many areas, women are not even allowed to go out for education and employment. Also, they do not have the freedom to work independently or take decisions related to family and they are always considered less than men in every task.

(vi) In India, women are paid less than their male counterparts and this problem is even more pathetic in the unorganized sector, especially in places with daily wages.

(vii) Women are paid less than men even when they do the same work for the same amount of time, and such work shows the power disparity between women and men. Women working in the organized sector are paid less than men, despite having the same experience and qualifications as their male counterparts.

(viii)  Although in urban areas, girls are equal to boys in education, but in rural areas they are far behind.

(ix) The female education rate in India is 64.6 percent, while the education rate of men is 80.9 percent. 

(x) Although child marriages like child marriage in India have been reduced to a great extent by effective decisions taken by the government in the last few decades, but a report from UNICEF in 2018 shows that India still has about 15 every year. Lakh girls are married before the age of 18, due to early marriage, the development of women stops and they are not physically and mentally adults.

(xi) Serious crimes like dowry, honor killing and trafficking are seen against Indian women with many domestic violence. However, it is quite strange that women in urban areas are more prone to criminal attacks than women in rural areas.

(xii) Working women also do not use public transport late in the night due to their safety. In the true sense, women empowerment can be achieved only when the safety of women can be ensured and like men, they can come freely without any fear.

(xiii) Female feticide or abortion based on gender is one of the biggest obstacles in the way of women empowerment in India. Female feticide refers to feticide on the basis of gender, under which female feticide is aborted without the consent of the mother.