Women Empowerment—An Analytical Study of Parliamentary Committee's Report on Gender Budgeting
| Author | Shimla Tomar |
| Published date | 01 July 2014 |
| Date | 01 July 2014 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0019556120140319 |
| Subject Matter | Article |
WOMEN
EMPOWERMENT-AN
ANALYTICAL
STUDY OF PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE'S
REPORT ON GENDER BUDGETING
SHIMLA TOMAR
After attaining Independence, the Government incorporated
the concept
of
women empowerment and development in the
planning process. The Parliament
of
India passed a legislation
for
setting up
of
National Commission
for
Women and also set
up Parliamentary Committee
for
Women Empowerment. The
concept
of
Gender Budgeting refers
to
the process aimed
at
capturing/highlighting gender sensitivities
of
budgetary
allocations. It also involves carrying out an impact analysis
of
government programmes and its budgetary allocations on
the overall macro-economic status
of
women
in
the country.
The findings
of
the study bring to focus the importance and
effectiveness
of
the Committee's work.
INTRODUCTION
THE DICTIONARY meaning
of
empowerment
is
"to give somebody the
power
or
authority to do something" and also "to give somebody more
control over their own life or the situation they are in".
In
the context
of
women empowerment, it means to give them control
of
their own lives.
If
we interpret it further, the women empowerment means-self-decision-
making, having decision-making power
of
their own, and how the right
decision can be made. The right decision can be made when they have
access to information and resources and proper education. The real
empowerment takes place through education only. It also involves the
availability
of
options out
of
which she can choose. She should also be
having the
power
to
make
decision regarding
her
own education,
participation, mobility, economic independence, public speaking, exercise
of
her rights, participation in political process, etc. Moreover, a woman
should also have the ability
to
exercise assertiveness in collective decision-
making. .
Other than decision-making, self-empowerment also comes by
enhancing the abilities by learning skills, developing mental power through
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