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• Once women are educated and given the freedom to execute their
fundamental rights like casting votes for political outfits, there will be a
marked reduction in corruption.

• Once women become capable of earning money through the job that they
do and are paid for it, they can sustain themselves effectively or contribute
to the total income of the family. This will reduce the poverty and will
encourage more and more women to take up work.

• They will make the nation proud in whatever field they choose to explore,
whether it be medical science or sports or the business industry.

Quick facts about women empowerment
• Education of women has resulted in economic growth of about 50% in the
last 50 years.

• After analysing 219 countries from 1979 to 2009, it was found that if
women are educated, it reduces the chance of death during childbirth by
9.5 percent.
• Over 60 million girls are still married off as a child before they become 18
years old.
• Women form the majority, almost 70%, of the people staying in poverty.
• They form 80% of the total number of displaced refugees.
• Only 47 percent of women have access to the financial institution.
• Female employment is at a mere 47.1 percent as compared to men at 72.7
percent.

Conclusion: As mentioned above, empowering women is very important from a
number of aspects of life. They also have all the rights that a human being has and
if given the right opportunities, they will be able to lead a dignified life. Women
empowerment has not been exercised completely yet, but the world is definitely on
the right path.

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