About Woman Empowerment
Woman Empowerment is the process of increasing the
capacity of individuals to make choices and to transform those choices into
desired actions.
Woman can take decisions for their life and work and
giving equal rights to them in all fields like: social, personal, political,
economic, legal and so on.
Woman empowerment is the much-talked about issue
today. With the steady increase of working independent woman, they have gained
financial independence, which has given them confidence to build their own
identity and lead their own lives.
Woman also balance
between their commitment to their profession as well as their family and home.
They are playing multiple roles of a daughter, mother, wife, sister and a
working professional with remarkable harmony and ease. With equal opportunities to work, they are
functioning with a spirit of team work to render all possible cooperation to
their male counterparts in meeting the deadlines and targets set in their
respective professions.
Woman empowerment is not limited to urban, but woman
in even remote towns and villages are now increasingly making their voices clear
in society.
Women
Empowerment by Constitution
The
Constitution carries several clauses and sections. They also serve to empower
women.
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Constitution are not gender specific, Means that woman
can enjoy equal rights.
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The word ‘secular’ means that women have equal rights
in this country.
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It guarantees social, economic and political justice
for all citizens, including woman.
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The Constitution provides freedom of thought, belief, worship,
faith and expression.
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The Constitution further promotes fraternity among all
citizens and guarantees dignity of every person.
Protection and Woman Empowerment
IPC
protects Indian woman against several evils.
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Rape
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Kidnapping and abduction
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Harassment/ demand for dowry
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Mental torture for dowry and inflicting physical
injuries
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Physical and mental torture for any reason
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Molestation and sexual harassment
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Human trafficking and flesh trade
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Use of women as collateral for debts/loans
While it is true that women, do not face
discrimination in society today, unfortunately, many of them face exploitation
and harassment which can be of diverse types: emotional, physical, mental and
sexual. They are often subjected to rape, abuse and other forms of intellectual
and physical violence.
