01-05-2017, 01:13 PM
Womens' empowerment has become a significant topic of discussion in development and economics. It may also point to approaches to other trivialised genders in a particular political or social context.
Women's economic empowerment refers to the ability of women to enjoy their rights to control and benefit from resources, assets, income and their own time, as well as the ability to manage risk and improve their economic status and well being.
While often interchangeably used, the more comprehensive concept of gender empowerment refers to people of any gender, stressing the distinction between biological sex and gender as a role. It also refers to other marginalised genders in a particular political or social context.
Women Empowerment 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.
Women Empowerment refers to increasing and improving the social, economic, political and legal strength of women, to ensure equal rights 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 their home and workplace,
• to make their own choices and decisions,
• have equal rights to participate in social, religious and public activities,
• have equal 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,