Women empowerment is defined as the empowering of women, making them feel more confident and better about themselves. It is important to have women empowerment to not only uplift them by making them more confident but to also consult them on matters, educating them and respecting them.
The treatment of women in India has improved but hasn’t changed in a drastic way. You hear of many sexual harassment, sexual assault, rape and even murder cases every day. It is not safe for women to go out after a certain time in the night in fear of people who can harm them. It’s not only this but also the attitudes of many which enable the behavior to continue. In rape cases many might ask why the girl was out so late or make comments on her dress, and not on the person who actually committed the crime. We are asked to dress ‘decently’ when we go out but why are the men with dirty attitudes not confronted about this?
We also need to confront ourselves on this. Are we empowering the women in our life? Do we respect the women in our life or do we just say this to make a good point?
I came across this quote,
“Women are always saying, ‘We can do anything that men can do.’ But Men should be saying, “We can do anything that women can do.” – Gloria Steinem
People always say women can do things men can do, and that is true. However, the same standards aren’t seen with men. Women are considered the weaker sex and by doing typical ‘male’ things they prove that they aren’t weaker. But men don’t need to do that. If they have the same attitude towards men, we can reach gender equality. Women do the housework but nothing is stopping men from doing it. Both genders can do anything as long as they work hard.
We can improve this by educating people on women empowerment. People who are aware of this can use it and not only empower women but also help in making the world a better place for women