Women Empowerment
Empowerment process of the Indian women
In India the empowerment process has already begun. We are now, witnessing a steady improvement in the enrollment of women in the schools and colleges and even in the professional colleges. The reproductive health status and general health status are better, when compared to their health status in the earlier decades. Especially, the primary health strategy, has improved the general health status of rural women, (majority of Indian women live in the villages} resulting in higher average expectation of life. Due to increasing awareness among the parents, child mortality rate has come down. In this decade women are entering into the job market in increasing number and also venturing to become entrepreneurs. They are entering even into the non traditional sectors like the police, defense, administration, media and research fields. 26 laws have been enacted so far to protect women from various crimes. The recent Law on the “protection of women against domestic violence” satisfies the long pending demand of the women activists. In the political field, the reservation for women in local administration is a step towards political empowerment. When 33% reservation for women in parliament becomes a reality, Women’s voice will be heard in the highest forum of democracy and greater number of women will participate in the law making process. That day women of India will reach zenith in their empowerment process and their concerns will be expressed loudly and clearly to the world and the” suffering in silence decades” will come to an end.
Set back in the empowerment process
Yet, the missing women problem is causing concern. Continuation and deterioration of the problem indicate that everything is not alright with Indian women. Women are not allowed to be born (feticide) and if born not allowed to live (infanticide). When they manage to survive, they are made to live without dignity due to various types of crimes against...
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