- By Tushar Soni
“Educate a man and you educate an individual. Educate a women and you educate a family”.
Women’s empowerment is the process of empowering women. Empowerment can be defined in many ways, however, when talking about women’s empowerment, empowerment means accepting and allowing people (women) who are on the outside of the decision-making process into it.
As women were not allowed to make decisions for them, women empowerment came in like a breath of fresh air. It made them aware of their rights and how they must make their own place in society rather than depending on a man. It recognised the fact that things cannot simply work in someone’s favour because of their gender. However, we still have a long way to go when we talk about the reasons why we need it.
Need for Women Empowerment
Almost every country, no matter how progressive has a history of ill-treating women. In other words, women from all over the world have been rebellious to reach the status they have today. While the western countries are developing, third world countries like India are still lack behind in Women Empowerment.
In India, women’s empowerment is needed more than ever. India is amongst the countries which are not safe for women. There are various reasons for this. Firstly, women in India are in danger of honor killings. Their Family thinks its right to take their lives if they bring shame to the reputation of their family thinks its right to take their lives if they bring shame to the reputation of their legacy.
Moreover, the education and freedom scenario is very regressive here. Women are not allowed to get a higher education, get married prematurely. Men still dominating women in some regions like it’s the women’s duty to work for him endlessly. They do not allow them to go out or have any freedom of any kind.
In addition, domestic violence is a major problem in India. The men beat his wife and abuse them as they think women are their property. Mainly, because women are afraid to speak up. Similarly, working women are actually paid less than their male counterparts. It is completely wrong with homosexuality to pay a young person for the same work because of their gender. Thus, we see that women’s empowerment is the need of the hour. We need to empower these women to speak up for themselves and never be a victim to injustice.
How Can You Empower Women?
There are various ways how one can empower women. The people and the government must join together to make that happen. Girls’ education should be compulsory so that women can become illiterate to make a life for themeselves.
Women should be given equal opportunities in all grades, regardless of sex. In addition, they should be given equal pay. We can empower women by ending child marriage. Various programs have to be developed in which they can be taught life skills in the face of the financial crisis.
Most importantly, the shame of divorce and divorce must be ruled out of windows. Many women stay in abusive relationships because of the fear of society. Parents must teach their daughters it is okay to okay to come home divorced rather than in coffin.
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