“Women Empowerment”
“There is no particular role of women and men in todays’ world”
In the simplest of words to define women empowerment is basically “the creation of an environment where women can make independent decisions on their personal development as well as shine to equals in the society” All Women in today society want to be treated as equals so much so that if a woman rises to the top of her field it should be a commonplace occurrence that draws nothing more than a raised eyebrow at the gender. This can be possible if there is a channelized route for the empowerment of women.
It is no real surprise that women empowerment in India is a hotly discussed topic with no real solution looming in the horizon except to doubly redouble our efforts and continue to target the sources of all the violence and ill-will towards women. Asking ourselves, what are the roles of Women and roles of Men in todays’ world? We may Jump with the easiest wrong answer saying that “House-wife, looking after the house-hold works and childrens in the family, are some the roles of women? And the role of men in the family/society is to sustain the family, make a family planning, and control over the family?!
No..! No..! No..! Remember-There is no particular role of women and men in todays’ world. Let us aware ourselves with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) Article 1. States that “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood”, Article 3 states that “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person” and Article 7 “All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination”
It is so true that a man and a woman are like two wheels of a cart. The cart can move fast and safely too, when both of them pull it in the same direction and with equal strength. As we keep on moving in life, listening to news, reading newspaper or magazine, or we may have gone through incidents and accidents with women in India. Wondering how the life of our women’s in the country suffered a lot without taking up any actions to overcome the situation.
Sad to know that Gender discrimination is the least of worries for women in India, known otherwise as the fourth most dangerous country in the world for women. Other instances of violence against women has an astonishing and grim variety to it – with acid throwing, domestic violence stemming out of dowry, rape, harassment and an assortment of others.
Beside, a report on the crimes against women by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) comes up with some alarming statistics:-
Sl No.
Crime Head
Year
2006
Year
2007
Year
2008
Year
2009
Year
2010
Year
2011
Year
2012
Percentage
Variation
in
2012
over
2011
1
Rape
(Sec. 376 IPC)
19,348
20,737
21,467
21,397
22,172
24,206
24,923
3.0
2
Kidnapping & Abduction
(Sec. 363 to 373 IPC)
17,414
20,416
22,939
25,741
29,795
35,565
38,262
7.6
3
Dowry Death
(Sec 302/304 IPC)
7,618
8,093
8,172
8,383
8,391
8,618
8,233
-4.5
4
Torture
(Sec. 498-A IPC)
63,128
75,930
81,344
89,546
94,041
99,135
1,06,527
7.5
5
Molestation
(Sec. 354 IPC)
36,617
38,734
40,413
38,711
40,613
42,968
45,351
5.5
6
Sexual Harassment
(Sec. 509 IPC)
9,966
10,950
12,214
11,009
9,961
8,570
9,173
7.0
7
Importation of Girls
(Sec. 366-B IPC)
67
61