Women need empowerment for social change

In a society where women are empowered through education and employment and where women are participating in decision-making processes on all levels of society, there is generally an increased emphasis on values such as peace, social justice, equality, human rights and ecological sustainability, than in patriarchal societies. (Jeong, 2000, Bell, 2006) Bouta, Frerks and Bannon (2005) claims that “rebuilding social capital and cohesion are deeply gendered processes.” (p.123) They are emphasizing the importance of “women's participation and representation in decision making processes in community driven development.” (Bouta, Frerks and Bannon, 2005, p123) Communities where women are empowered often have a higher social capital and can better manage conflict in non-violent ways. (Bouta, Frerks and Bannon, 2005). In this paper, I have tried my best to highlight the significance of the term women, its historical perspective, role of women in family, their achievements in various fields and overall assessment with the constitutional provisions especially in India through women became self-reliant by themselves with different policies and projects taken by government of India as well as the governments at the various state level.