Women’s Empowerment Year

1. Women’s Empowerment Year Women Empowerment is most vital system to strengthen the future of women in India. It is a systematic approach which needs to developed more seriously in India. The Government of India came up in the new millennium by declaring the year 2001 as ?Women?s Empowerment Year? to focus on a vision ?where women are equal partners like men?. This process has been further accelerated with some sections of women becoming increasingly self-conscious of their discrimination in several areas of family and public life. They are also in a position to mobilize themselves on issues that can affect their overall position. Empowerment would become more relevant if women are educated, better informed and can take rational decisions. A woman needs to be physically healthy so that she is able to take challenges of equality. Situation of Indian Women: - This is to specify significantly that the Constitution of India grants equality to women in various fields of life. Yet a large number of women are either ill equipped or not in a position to propel themselves out of their traditionally unsatisfactory socio-economic conditions. Female infanticide continues to be common. Statistics also show that there is still a very high preference for a male child in states like UP, MP, Punjab etc. The male to female ratio is very high in these states. Domestic violence is also widespread and is also associated with dowry. Women Empowerment is a global issue and discussion on women political right are at the fore front of many formal and informal campaigns worldwide. The concept of women empowerment was introduced at the international women conference at NAROIBI in 1985. Education is milestone of women empowerment because it enables them to responds to the challenges, to confront their traditional role and change their life. So that we can?t neglect the importance of education in reference to women empowerment India is poised to becoming superpower, a developed country by 2020. According to Mrs. Harsha B Popat, from Ahmedabad, this can became reality only when the women of this nation became empowerment. India presently account for the largest number no of illiterates in the world. Opinion by Mr Bharat Popat: Women education in India has also been a major preoccupation of both the government and civil society as educated women can play a very important role in the development of the country. Education is milestone of women empowerment because it enables them to responds to the challenges, to confront their traditional role and change their life. So

2. that we can?t neglect the importance of education in reference to women empowerment India is poised to becoming superpower, a developed country by 2020.