Essay on Empowerment of Women Complete Essay for Class 10, Class 12 and Graduation and other classes.
Prior to International Women’s Day on 8th March, World Rural Women Day was celebrated sometime back on a subdued note. However, in Haryana, an important thing happened when the Chief Minister announced at a seminar in Chandigarh that cooperative societies for procurement of milk would be set up in each village of Haryana to enable farmers to enhance their income. This was a very good announcement.
However, the important thing to be noted was that the women from certain areas from Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh at the seminar expressed great satisfaction with the cooperatives which already were in operation. Thus, they could easily sell milk from their cattle at competitive rates and add to the earning of their families. This instance shows that rural women may be illiterate, still they can do a lot for themselves and their families if they are provided an opportunity.
There are innumerable suggestions laid down for empowerment of women. One of them is that certificates-issued by all educational institution and universities should bear the name of mother along with father. Similarly, for recruitment to any post in any office, government or private, the application form should have a column for the name of mother apart from that of father. Another suggestion is that women should always write their maiden name also while writing their name after marriage.
At present, we find women making remarkable progress in every field of life. They outshine boys in school, college and university examinations. They are found in all professions such as teaching, medicine, engineering, law, management, business, administration, etc. It must, however, be admitted that the number of women who hold high posts is not large. Most of the women in rural and slum areas are still poor, illiterate and superstitious.
Women are still being exploited and persecuted. Crimes against women have greatly increased. There are innumerable cases of molestation, rape and bride burning. They are discriminated against even in recruitment services, promotes, etc. According to law one woman is a must in every panachayat, and some municipal and legislature constituencies are reserved for women. But actually it is the woman panch or legislator’s husband who wields all the power in the name. of his wife. Women are given relaxation in the matter of income tax which is a very good sign for the uplifting of women. However, 33 per cent reservations for women in all fields, is still a far Cry. Women need more empowerment to enable them to assert themselves. Let them also show more boldness and self-confidence.
Meanwhile, there are already several major policy initiatives, schemes and laws for the empowerment of women. These are National Commission for Women (NCW), Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (RMK) Kishori Shakti Yojna (KSY), Nutrition Programme for Adolescent Girls (NPAG), Support of Training and Employment Programme for Women (STEP); Rural Women Development and Empowerment Project (RWDEP), Dowry Prohibition. Act, The Immoral (Prevention) Act, Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, Sexual Harassment of Women at the Work Places Bill, etc.
