Women Empowerment Towards Achieving Gender Equality
| Date | 01 July 2014 |
| Published date | 01 July 2014 |
| Author | Sunita Roy |
| DOI | 10.1177/0019556120140316 |
| Subject Matter | Article |
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT TOWARDS ACHIEVING
GENDER EQUALITY
SUNITAROY
The article deals with a judicious eye
of
conventionalism. The
conventional attributed has been dealt in this arena on various
strands
and
stratification in the fu.llest exactitude
and
classical
trend
of
the opinion. The strategic reference has been made to
the ideation
and
coordinative notional upliftment
of
women's
conditions from the deepest facet
of
the problem.
THE TERM 'Empowerment
of
Women' has gained ground, especially
after 1980s. It refers to the process
of
strengthening the hands
of
women
who have been suffering from various disabilities, inequalities and gender
discrimination.
Historically, women have been regarded as a weaker section. They
have often been treated as "second grade citizens". They have been pictured
and presented
as
"homemakers'', who
is
good in household chores. This
image
of
women has been changing everywhere.
Extension
of
the voting right to women in Britain and America in the
beginning
of
the 20th Century brought about a series
of
changes in the
status
of
women, especially in the Western world. Many
of
their disabilities
and inequalities came to an end in due course. The quest for equality was
pursued consistently by the western women.
On the contrary, women
of
Asia and Africa were not able to secure equal
status and opportunities even after 1950s. Women continued to suffer from
one
or
the other kind
of
disability. Their exploitation was also continued.
They
were given
unequal
treatment
on
the
basis
of
sex.
This
development was termed
as
"gender discrimination". The United Nations
also, through its various meetings and pronouncements, was giving call to
its member-nations to remove, as early as possible, the ugly practice
of
"gender discrimination".
For centuries women were not treated equal to men in many ways.
They were not allowed to own property, they did not have a share in the
property
of
their parents, they had no voting rights, they had no freedom to
choose their work or job and so on. Now that we have come out
of
those
dark days
of
oppression
of
women there is a need for strong movement to
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