WOMEN
EMPOWERMENT
Playing multiple roles in
families, women have already proven their worth, but still their condition in
social and economical fronts has not been up to the mark and in many parts of
the world they are forced to lead a miserable life. In such a scenario, it
calls for immediate attention to empower them and create conducive environment
for their soon and economic upliftment.
WOMEN
EMPOWERMENT IS URGENT FOR INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT
Women
empowerment is a must for the betterment of any country’s future as they play
dual responsibilities of managing their families while simultaneously juggling
to earn to contribute in fulfilling the material needs of their families. No
one can ever ignore the importance of the role of a mother, sister, or a
daughter in their families . At the same time, women have also established
themselves an equal contributors in managing the financial requirements of
their homes.
REMARKABLE
PERFORMANCE IN SPORTS
On
various international platforms, women have successfully proved that if given a
chance they can perform no less than their male counter parts and recently
concluded RIO Olympics bears a testimony to this fact. No one can ever forget
the names of RIO stars- Sakshi Malik, P.V Sindhu and Deepa karmaker who become
successful in breaking the barriers of gender to raise India’s national flag
high in front of the whole world.
VICTIMS
OF DESCRIMINATION
Due to long prevailing gender
discrimination and dominance of men in Indian society women have the suppressed
in their families and society at last even they have been prone to violence and
discriminations by the male members, even in their own families. The situation
is no different in many other countries of the world. Except some European
nations most of other countries in the world are prone to serious gender
discrimination , akin to India.
WINDS
OF CHANGE
Though women have been given a special place in
every religion, many ill practices have been going on against women as a norms
since ages. But positive changes are now visible and the patriarchal system of
society has been gradually eroding. Women are now claiming the socio- political
rights for themselves.
The parliament of India too has passed
various legislations to save women from various forms of injustice and
discriminations. Following up some of these laws to empower women : equal
remuneration act- 1976 , Dowry prohibition act – 1961, Immoral traffic act-
1956.Medical termination of pregnancy Act- 1971; Maternity Benefit Act- 1961;
Commission of Sati Act- 1987; Prohibition of Child Marriage Act- 2006; Pre-conception &
Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act-1994; and Sexual Harassment of women at
Work place Act- 2013
More
recently, in the wake of Nirbhaya case involving the rape and brutal murder of
paramedical student in Delhi, the government has passed the Juvenile Justice
Bill, 2015. This Act makes a significant departure from the earlier Juvenile
Justice Act-2000, as the Juvenile age inviting punishment for offence now
stands reduced from 18 to 16 years.
CONCLUSION
If we want to bring about women empowerment in the true
sense, there is a crying need for the elimination of the male superiority and
patriarchal mindset. Also, women need to be given equal opportunities for
education and employment without any sense of discrimination. Unless there is
attitudinal change in society towards women , merely arming them with legal and
constitutional rights will be simply inadequate.
