WOMEN EMPOWERMENT AND LEADERSHIP

Abstract

If we see in our history, we found that women had enjoyed their rights a lot in ancient that especially in Rig-Vedic period however later in Vedic civilization, it was deteriorated. Slowly women were restricted to home and denied for education, window remarriage, ownership of property, and other rights. They started bearing some crimes against them such as child marriage, dowry system, sati pratha, etc and it become more deteriorated during Gupta period.

During British rule in India, many social reformers worked a lot. For the woman empowerment however; successful in removing sati pratha and denial for window remarriages.

Currently, women has started participating in almost all the activities such as education, politics, sports, media, art, service sectors, science and technology etc. However, because  of the deep-rooted patriarchal mentality, they are still being tortured, victimized, exploited and humiliated.

Constitution of India has made various provisions for equality women in India however, woman are not benefitted completely because of some system issue.

There are some challenges to the women empowerment such as:-

1. 1.      There is a trend of patriarchal system in Indian society in which man of the home put all the tradition and cultural burden over women and he himself involve in the ruling activities like lord. In the male dominating country, honour killing is a common challenge for women.
2. 2.      There is much delayed justice system in India even rape cases become pending.
3. 3.      There is also lock of political will which delays political empowerment of women.
4. 4.      There is unavailability of proper facilities in the schools for girls.

There is a big gap between men and women’s basic facilities in the India society. This is called as gender discrimination where boys and more preferred over girls.