Issues and Challenges of Women Empowerment: ...

Issues and Challenges of Women Empowerment: An Historical study

Author Name : Dr Sonia

ABSTRACT This research paper deals with women empowerment and women equality with men is a universal issue. It refers to the creation of an environment for women where they can make decisions of their own for their personal benefits as well as for the society. It refers to improving the social, economic, political and legal strength of the women, to ensure equal-right to women, and to make them confident enough to claim their rights, such as: freely live their life with a sense of self-worth, respect and dignity, have complete control of their life, both within and outside of their home and workplace, to make their own choices and decisions, have equal rights to participate in social, religious and public activities, have equal social status in the society, have equal rights for social and economic justice, determine financial and economic choices, get equal opportunity for education, get equal employment opportunity without any gender bias, get safe and comfortable working environment. The world economy suffers a lot because of the unequal opportunity for women at workplaces. Women are equally competent. Nowadays, women are even ahead of men in many socioeconomic activities. Women Empowerment leads to decrease in domestic violence. Uneducated women are at higher risk for domestic violence than an educated woman.