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Women Empowerment in India Essay

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Lets have a look at some of the headlines published in the newspapers of late: Women If Women Ruled the World
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Empowerment Bill introduced in the Parliament, Court approves reservation for women in Identical Concepts
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ideologies. It involves, at the psychological level, women's ability to assert themselves which
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in our society. The traditional Indian mentality assumes that the place of women is mainly
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have been considered as the sex-object and inferior to men in every sphere of knowledge.
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Even after 63 years of our independence, women are still one of the mostpowerless and India keen on expansion of oil import sources
marginalized sections of Indian society. The 2001 Census shows that the sex ratio for India is Economic Survey lowers growth forecast
933, which is among the lowest in the world. Percentage of female literacy is 54 per cent against Rationalising Subsidy, Centres expenditure
male literacy of 75 per cent. Women's representation in Parliament and in the State Assemblies framework
has never gone beyond 8 and 10 per cent respectively. Most of the working women remain Upper house passed Banking Regulation
outside the organized sector. Mere 2.5 per centwomen are administrators and managers. (Amendment)Bill
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Violence and atrocities against women are on the rise. Gender discrimination is the major
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problem, which the Indian women face in the present day society.
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One concurrent example of gender discrimination is glass-ceiling effect. The term glass ceiling
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is used to describe an invisible barrier where women are deprived of opportunities at all levels of towards ODF
employment and are discriminated only because they are women. No doubt women have the National Food Security Act lacks governance
potential to achieve an equal footing with men. But, it is the social practices and male attitudes States unwilling for stricter Anti-Racism Law
that are making an effective and invisible barrier preventing women from rising above a certain Government skipped procedure on Cattle trade
point. One consequence of sex stereotypes is that women's achievements tend to be devalued or ban
attributed to luck or effort rather than ability or skill, and therefore this stereotype has the Clouds hover over Finance Act
potential to reduce the organizational awards that they deserve to receive. Men are taught to Make in India needs Effective Implementation
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says, "It's a girl." Even this stage is a favour to them as it indicates that they have survived the
probable stage of foeticide. When a boy is born, friends and relatives exclaim congratulations. A LUCKY CHAUHAN
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son means insurance. He will inherit his father's property and get a job to help support the
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family. When a girl is born, the reaction is very different. Some women weep when they find out
their baby is a girl because, to them, a daughter is just another expense. Read More
This attitude has resulted in the widespread neglect of baby girls. In many communities, it's a
regular practice to breastfeed girls for a shorter time than boys so that women can try to get
pregnant again with a boy as soon as possible. As a result, girls miss out on life-giving nutrition
during a crucial window of their development, which stunts their growth and weakens their NL Beno Zephin (Rank 343 Civil
resistance to diseases. The neglect continues as they grow up. Young girls receive less food, Services 2013)
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Even after childhood, extreme poverty and deep biases against women create a remorseless Read More
cycle of discrimination that keeps girls from living up to their full potential. It also leaves them
vulnerable to severe physical and emotional abuse. But the threat is more severe for girls and
women who live in societies where women's rights mean practically nothing. Mothers who lack
their own rights can offer little protection to their daughters from male relatives and other
authority figures. The frequency of rape and violent attacks against women is alarming.
The government's policies for alleviating poverty have failed to produce any desirable results, as
women do not receive appropriate wages for their labour. There is also significant amount of
unpaid or non-marketed labour within the household. The increase in gender disparity in wages
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in the urban areas is also quite marked as it results from the employment of women in different
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emancipation of women is not a simple matter. Women are the only oppressed group in our UPA-II Report Card: 'Report to the People'
society that lives in intimate association with their oppressors. The thing women have yet to Inaugural India-US Strategic Dialogue
learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it. Empowering Women thus aims to inspire Some basic facts about Census 2011
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true beauty and power.It requires the attitudinal change of the husband, other family members
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Empowerment of women could only be achieved if their economic and social status is improved.
This could be possible only by adopting definite social and economic policies with a view of total
development of women and to make them realize that they have the potential to be strong
human beings.
The first and foremost priority should be given to the education of women, which is the grassroot
problem. According to Mahatma Gandhi, If you educate a man you educate an individual, but if
you educate a woman you educate an entire family. Our predominant patriarchal system
doesnt provide enough chances for women to have higher education even if they wish. Girls
should be motivated to take up higher education. Universal education for all below 14 years
should be strictly implemented. Gender sensitive curricula should be framed at all stages of
primary education to address sex-stereotyping menace. It is also necessary to sensitize the
other sex towards women. It is important to usher changes in the societal attitudes and
perceptions with regard to the role of women in different spheres of life. The education and
empowerment of women throughout the world cannot fail to result in a more caring, tolerant,
just and peaceful life for all.

Women should be allowed to work and should be provided enough safety and support to work.
Legislations such as Equal Remuneration Act, Factories Act, etc, Constitutional safeguards such
as maternity relief, and other provisions should be strictly followed. Macroeconomic policies
would help in this drive. Through economic empowerment womens emancipation could be
realized. They should be provided with proper wages and work at par with men so that their
status can be elevated in society.

Political empowerment of women is necessary for their emancipation. In recent years many
steps have been taken so as to increase the participation of women in the political system. The
Women's reservation policy bill is however a very sad story as it is repeatedly being scuttled in
parliament. Further, there is the Panchayati Raj System, where women have been given 50%
representation as a sign of political empowerment.

Apart from these, strict implementation of programs and acts should be there to curb the mal-
practices prevalent in the society. Strict measures should be taken for the implementation of
Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994, which prohibits any prenatal diagnostic techniques and
sex selective abortions. Dowry prohibition acts and other legislations pertaining to woman
emancipation must be implemented strictly.

The struggle for gender justice will be slow, strenuous and protracted, as the change cannot be
brought about easily. It has to be fought at emotional, cognitive and action levels. Swami
Vivekananda had said That nation which doesnt respect women will never become great now
and nor will ever in future and in pursuit of making India a great nation, let us work towards
giving women their much deserved status.

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