Women are an important part in our society, and empowerment of women is must for the social, economical, and political development of the
society. According to the survey, the women contribute 75% in the development
of the society, whereas men contribute only 25%, although the population of
female in our country is low as compared to the men. Unfortunately, even the
women and girls have praiseworthy role in society, still they are being
neglected.
Empowerment of women through social development
The women and girls are deprived of their basic rights
because of the social barrier of the Indian society. Many girls do not able to
receive the primary education because people consider daughters as a liability.
Parents engage their daughters in the household work or the agricultural work.
In our society, many girls are forced by their parents to get married at an
early age. According to the traditional belief, if a marriage of a girl is not
done at the early age, people consider as a failure of the parents. Many people
marry their daughters at an early age in order to maintain their status in the
community.
A lot of families deter their daughter-in-law from working
outside the house. A Certain mass of people believes that after marriage women
should engage in the household work and take care of the family due to their
orthodox thinking. There is a great initiative towards empowering women, the
Uttar Pradesh police started the Women Power Line 1090 for the safety of
troubled or harassed women.
Political Empowerment
Involvements of women in the politics provides a governance
benefit, but if the existing data will be referenced, then only 9% of the seats
are occupied by the women in the parliament. Female political leaders even
contributed at the high level towards the growth of the nation than the male
counterparts. We need to extend our help and support to women. Therefore, women
can actively participate in the political development of our society, which
will set a milestone for next generation.
Technological Empowerment
We need to encourage women for using the Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) tools in the proper way. Using ICT, women can
broaden the scope of their activities since more than 80% of women are working
in the rural sector. The working women of the rural sector are mostly engaged
in economic activities like sewing, weaving, handicrafts, etc. The women of a
rural sector should expose to modern technology so that they can get benefit in
their handicraft markets. The members of the WPL educate the rural women for
using the mobile phones; internet, etc. so at the time of emergency women can
contact the WPL.
Empowerment through economic development
Empowerment of women is necessary for the economic
development of the country. Therefore, we should encourage and empower women to
earn so that they can improve their livelihood with their income. Women have
the right to live an independent life as well. In the cities, women are highly
willing for the job opportunities, and they can work outside the house. The
gender inequality creates a wide cap between men and women, which leads to less
participation of women in the workplace. Women get less wage than the men in
many workplaces. At the time of promotion, men get the more preference, than
the women. The reason behind the hindrance to the development of the country is
the difference between men and women.
Sometimes, women are molested and harassed at the workplace
also. The lack of strict government rules is responsible for the crime against
women. Therefore, Women Power Line 1090 provides a practical solution so that
the accused boy can be immediately warned and punished. In every police
station, the victim has to register the F.I.R. for the further process of the
police department, but WPL does not need any formal letters. The success rate
of the Women Power Line is 99%, whereas the conviction rate in the courts is
only 4%. WPL do not involve court in solving the cases of harassment and
provide immediate help to the victim.
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