women empowerment

Women empowermentis the empowerment of women which helps them to take their own decisions by breaking all personal limitations of the society and family.

Empowering women is to make them independent in all aspects from mind, thought, rights, decisions, etc by leaving all the social and family limitations. It is to bring equality in the society for both male and female in all areas. Women empowerment is very necessary to make the bright future of the family, society and country. Women need fresh and more capable environment so that they can take their own right decisions in every area whether for themselves, family, society or country. In order to make the country fully developed country, women empowerment is an essential tool to get the goal of development.

Women are given first priority in India however on the other hand they are badly treated in the family and society.

With the slogan of women empowerment the question arise that “are women become really strong” and “is long term struggle has ended”. The answer for the above mentioned question is "NO".There is a high level ofgender inequality in Indiawhere women are ill treated by their family members and outsiders. They are the victims who have face violence and abuse in the male dominated country

To really bring empowerment, every woman needs to be aware about their rights from their own end. They need to take positive steps and involve in every activities instead of only involving in the household chores and family responsibilities. They should know about all the happenings in their surroundings and country.

There are various issues and problems which women generally face in the society in India. Some of the problems are mentioned and described below:

Selective abortion and female infanticide: It is the most common practice for years in India in which abortion of female fetus is performed in the womb of mother after the foetal sex determination and sex selective abortion by the medical professionals.

Sexual harassment: It is the form of sexual exploitation of a girl child at home, streets, public places, transports, offices, etc by the family members, neighbors, friends or relatives.

Dowry and Bride burning: It is another problem generally faced by women of low or middle class family during or after the marriage. Parents of boys demands a lot of money from the bride’s family to be rich in one time. Groom’s family perform bride burning in case of lack of fulfilled dowry demand. In 2005, around 6787 dowry death cases was registered in India according to the Indian National Crime Bureau reports.

Disparity in education: The level of women education is less than men still in the modern age. Female illiteracy id higher in the rural areas. where over 63% or more women remain unlettered.

Domestic violence: it is like endemic and widespread disease affects almost 70% of Indian women according to the women and child development official. It is performed by the husband, relative or other family member.

Girls have no property rights like boys forever.

Child Marriages: Early marriage of the girls by heir parents in order to be escaped from dowry. It is highly practiced in the rural India.

Inadequate Nutrition: Inadequate nutrition in the childhood affects women in their later life especially women belonging to the lower middle class and poor families.

Domestic violence and status in the family: It is the abuse or violence against women.

Women are considered as inferior to men so they are not allowed to join military services.

Status of widows: Widows are considered as worthless in the Indian society. They are treated poorly and forced to wear white clothes.