Question

Essay on women empowerment

Answer 1

The subject of empowerment of women has becoming a burning issue all over the world including India since last few decades. Many agencies of United Nations in their reports have emphasized that gender issue is to be given utmost priority. It is held that women now cannot be asked to wait for any more for equality. Inequalities between men and women and discrimination against women have also been age-old issues all over the world. Thus, women’s quest for equality with man is a universal phenomenon. What exists for men is demanded by women? They have demanded equality with men in matters of education, employment, inheritance, marriage, politics and recently in the field of religion also to serve as cleric (in Hinduism and Islam). Women want to have for themselves the same strategies of change which menfolk have had over the centuries such as equal pay for equal work. Their quest for equality has given birth to the formation of many women’s associations and launching of movements.

Answer 2

Employment of women has now been widely accepted phenomena in present Indian society. The parents and the society are now approving the employment of both married and unmarried girls.Though educated people are changing in their attitude but some conservative section of the society do not consider it good for an unmarried girl to be in a job.Many employed unmarried women give their salary to their parents or use it in meeting the daily needs of their family. They also use this money on their cosmetics, dress, education, etc.Some of them deposit this money in bank or keep up to themselves for their marriage.The parents of a girl child do recognize the need of preparing her for a vocational or professional role.Some people do not recognize the occupational role of woman as necessary in normal course but almostall of them recognize the need of preparing her for such a role to cope with calamities.