Woman Empowerment Movements in Relation to Feminism and Gender Inequality in India

Abstract

In today's male dominated society where men have always upper hand and women's are not given their due respect where this monster of male chauvinism prevails in our country there is urgent need for women empowerment so that we can curb this monster of dominating women. Women empowerment is the cultivation and fortification of women's sense of identity, power, recognition with concrete forces- education and knowledge. Women empowerment is an important tool to bring about the required social changes in the society and the mindset of the people. To empower any woman of a society it is important to first make her aware of her rights and correct role. Our empowerment must then be derived from something concrete- knowledge or education. To encapsulate it in one phrase: Women empowerment is the cultivation of personhood in women that consists of her own identity and knowledge that she posses so that she can help herself for her own development and can match footsteps with that of men. Gender equality is, first and foremost, a human right. A woman is entitled to live in dignity and in freedom from want and from fear. Empowering women is also a tool for advancing development and reducing poverty. Empowered women contribute to the health and productivity of whole families and communities and to improved prospects for the next generation