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TOPIC -5

Women Empowerment

Quick points to remember:

• Employment of women stands at a considerably lower percentage than
men.
• Empowered women contribute to an increased growth of the economy of
a country.
• Education of women decreases chances of child mortality.
• Women are paid much lesser than men for similar kind of work.

Introduction

The two genders, men and women, have always co-existed. There have been times
when women have been subdued, subjugated to oppression and ridicule and their
freedom has been taken away. The fact can’t be denied that empowerment of women
is necessary for the development of the society. Women empowerment points to the
fact that social, political, judicial and all other rights should be equally given to women
and there should not be any discrimination.
Women empowerment, to some extent, points towards gender equality, mainly due
to the fact that it has been a male patriarchal society for a long time and women have
not been able to exercise their rights efficiently. Entire nation, communities, groups
stand to benefit from measures taken for women empowerment as it not only
increases the quantity and quality of human resources available, but also helps to
overthrow the obstacles of development and poverty.

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