Speech on the topic Education is the key to the women empowerment
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Empowering women is very necessary in our society because unless and until women are empowered, there can be no progress. They should be made strong, alert and aware of their equal status in the society. Women empowerment will be more relevant if and only if women are educated. Improvement of female literacy is the only key to development. But to educate the women is not an easy task as there are many problems of women education. However in accordance with our constitution, Government will have to take initiative regarding women education. Since Independence, many committees, commissions have been formed in this regard. However main emphasis will have to be given over the successful implementation of universaliastion of elementary education as per the Article 45 of our constitution. Because this basic education is the birth right of every individual. And unless and until this is fulfilled, higher education cannot be thought of. In case of higher education, effort should be made to see that women have successfully participated in various streams of education, rather than only Arts and Sciences. In our society, truly the women are now entering into various fields of education and are successfully managing their family as well as occupation, but there is regional and class distinctions. This disparities will have to be removed and everybody will have to focus on a vision where women are equal partners like men. For this along with education, other aspects of women empowerment will have to be taken into consideration. Like, health concern for women, protest against the crimes against women, land and property rights of women, protest against dowry, female infanticide etc. if this can be done, then only empowerment can hold any meaning in a true sense of terms.
Conclusion:
Women make up 52% of our country’s population. So unless and until their needs and interests are fully met , no progress is possible. If they cannot be made strong, alert aware of their social status and prestige women empowerment will be a meaningless. It is urgent to make them educated so that they can understand what is just and what is unjust. Education is the only key to the development. A woman must be made physically healthy ao that they can face the challenge of equality. A sound mind resides in a sound body. So to make them useful to the family, society and community, women should be provided with health care facilities. The year 2001 has been declared by the Government as the women empowerment year. Its visions are to provide women equal partnership with men and to enable them to exercise their full control over their own actions. However to make it a real one it is necessary to remove all obstacles in the way of women empowerment as discussed earlier, and for these both the efforts of the Government and the general public’s are required. Rather, the women themselves have to be made cautious about their rights and duties. Unless and until women are educated, future generation cannot be made literate. Efforts should be made to provide all round development of each and every section of Indian women by giving them their due share. If each and every minor as well as major issues are taken into consideration and if these are given due regard, then only women empowerment is possible in true sense of terms.