International Journal of Managment, IT and Engineering
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 12

Empowerment of women in rural India: A review of two true story and women improving empowerment status

  • Author:
  • Bharti Saini, Mukesh Kumar
  • Total Page Count: 15
  • Page Number: 416 to 430

*Assistant Professor. Applied Science Management Deptt., Hindu college of Engg., Sonipat, Haryana

**Pursuing B.Tech, P.M.College of Engg. Electrical Engg.

Online published on 30 September, 2013.

Abstract

In India, the empowerment process has already begun.The realities of rural life in India are difficult to comprehend. For centuries women were not treated equal to men in many ways.While a small minority of people in major cities have benefited from the information revolution of the past decade, the lives of most people in rural India (over 650 million) have hardly improved. They were not allowed to own property, they did not have a Share in the property of their parents, they had no voting rights, they had no freedom to choose their work or job and so on. Now that we have come out of those dark days of oppression of women there is a need for strong movement to fight for the rights of women and to ensure that they get all the rights which men have or in other words a movement for the Empowerment of Women. The present seminar has been planned with a view to discuss the various issues related to the Empowerment of Women and to suggest suggest measures for achieving this end. There is a lot of talk about the "digital divide;" the government is planning to bring the Improving status of women to villages, but it is difficult to see how this project will help when the basic necessities of life are absent. For around two centuries, social reformers and missionaries in India have endeavored to bring women out of confines in which centuries of traditions had kept them.

According to the 2001 Census, the percentage of female literacy in the country is 54% up from 9% 1951. But we should not forget that history in a witness to the women who have in the past demonstrated unique leadership capabilities. Razia Sultana, Rani of Jhansi, Sarojini Naidu and Indira Gandhi are motivation examples of women empowerment. Earlier, most women were able to demonstrate the leadership qualities only on their home fronts, as in Indian society man has always acted as the master of the scene and the decision regarding the issue of empowering women has always been taken by him. God has gifted women with compassion, tender-heartedness, caring nature, concern for others. These are very positive signs which imply that women can be leaders. Though some women have shown their mettle yet a large number of them have to sharpen their leadership qualities in various ways. In order to help women to be in limelight, they need to be empowered. Therefore, empowerment of women is the prerequisite to transform a developing country into a developed country. In this paper we are highlighting that in India country women,s strength critcal and we explain the critical value of women how improve their value & status for some ways.

Keywords

Empowerment1, Ngo2, Two Stories3, MDG-3,4,Financial Inclusion5