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    Women's empowerment involves both individual processes of taking control of one's life as well as political and social processes of gaining rights and justice. Governments have committed to empowering women through various international conferences and agreements. However, challenges remain as gender inequalities persist in India, seen through issues like female feticide, domestic violence, and lower female literacy and work participation rates compared to males. NGOs note that disadvantaged women face the most exploitation through domestic abuse, sex work, lack of legal protections, and discrimination against girls through practices like female feticide and child abuse. Empowering women has become a key concern in the 21st century both domestically and globally, though combined efforts of governments and societies

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    Women's empowerment involves both individual processes of taking control of one's life as well as political and social processes of gaining rights and justice. Governments have committed to empowering women through various international conferences and agreements. However, challenges remain as gender inequalities persist in India, seen through issues like female feticide, domestic violence, and lower female literacy and work participation rates compared to males. NGOs note that disadvantaged women face the most exploitation through domestic abuse, sex work, lack of legal protections, and discrimination against girls through practices like female feticide and child abuse. Empowering women has become a key concern in the 21st century both domestically and globally, though combined efforts of governments and societies

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    Women's empowerment involves both individual processes of taking control of one's life as well as political and social processes of gaining rights and justice. Governments have committed to empowering women through various international conferences and agreements. However, challenges remain as gender inequalities persist in India, seen through issues like female feticide, domestic violence, and lower female literacy and work participation rates compared to males. NGOs note that disadvantaged women face the most exploitation through domestic abuse, sex work, lack of legal protections, and discrimination against girls through practices like female feticide and child abuse. Empowering women has become a key concern in the 21st century both domestically and globally, though combined efforts of governments and societies

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    Women's empowerment involves both individual processes of taking control of one's life as well as political and social processes of gaining rights and justice. Governments have committed to empowering women through various international conferences and agreements. However, challenges remain as gender inequalities persist in India, seen through issues like female feticide, domestic violence, and lower female literacy and work participation rates compared to males. NGOs note that disadvantaged women face the most exploitation through domestic abuse, sex work, lack of legal protections, and discrimination against girls through practices like female feticide and child abuse. Empowering women has become a key concern in the 21st century both domestically and globally, though combined efforts of governments and societies

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    WOMEN EMPOWERMENT- CONCEPT AND CHALLENGES

    The different definitions of empowerment range between defining it as a largely individual


     process of taking control of and responsibility for one’s life and situation, and defining it as a
     political process of granting human rights and social justice to disadvantaged groups of people.
    The empowerment of women is located within the discourse and agenda of gender equality.

    At the Social Summit in Copenhagen in 1993 and the International Conference on Population
    and Development in Cairo 1994 Governments committed themselves to the empowerment
    of women. This commitment was operationalised and formulated into a clear action plan at the
    Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing 1995 where Governments committed
    themselves to the “empowerment and advancement of women, including the right to freedom
    of thought, conscience, religion and belief, thus contributing to the moral, ethical, spiritual
    and intellectual needs of women and men, individually or in community with others and
    thereby guaranteeing them the possibility of realizing their full potential in society and shaping
    their lives in accordance with their own aspirations.”

    In India, there are many examples witnessed where women are empowered like Ms. Chandra
    Kochar occupying highest position in the Corporate Sector but the fact remains that dowry
    system and deaths, domestic violence, female feticide are not uncommon. The male female ratio
    still resembles the situation of female feticide. The female literacy rate is lower than the male
    literacy rate.

    Dr. Dashrath Bhuyan in his article titled “Empowerment of Indian Women : A challenge of
    21st century” writes “Women are being brutalized, Commodified, materialized and
    subjected to inhuman exploitation and discrimination” Inspite of reservation being granted
    to women in Panchayat elections after 73rd and 74th Constitution amendment, in many
    Panchayats the male Chauvinisms does not allow them to function independently.

    Sabrina Fernandes, Associate Floor Manager in one of the leading multinational company says,
    “I have been working in this company since 8 years. I have been working since 13 years. It
    was not easy to be a career woman, especially when it is a multinational company. Majority of
    my colleagues and competitors are male. It was difficult to compete. Now we have a lot of
    policies to protect interests of female candidates but back then we faced a lot of problems. They
    were not ready to accept a woman as a competitor. We were welcomed with comments like
    HOUSEHOLD IS THE PLACE FOR YOU. Sexual harassment was also a major concern for us.
    It still prevails but I think there are now policies now. I believe the benefits of this economy
    have
     been unevenly distributed”

    One of the NGOs working for women development and improvement on women empowerment
    said, “The problem in the country is serious about the women belonging to disadvantaged
    groups. They are the most exploited lot. There is a continuous legal battle for obtaining justice.
    Women are victims of domestic violence, are deserted, those engaged in sex professions.
    Source: Women Empowerment: A Challenge of 21  st  Century
    This is an edited version and is used strictly for academic purpose by Prodigy,
    Kohinoor.
    Discrimination against the girl child and her rights are common practice. Although country
     provides protection to girls but in practice the scenario is different. Female foeticide, child abuse
    and child prostitution are still on the rise.”

    The Empowerment of women has become one of the most important Concerns of 21st century
    not only at national level but also at the international level. Efforts by the Govt. are on to ensure
    Gender equality but Government initiatives alone would not be sufficient to achieve this goal.
    Society must take initiative to create a climate in which there is no gender discrimination.
    Women get full opportunities of Self decision making and participating in the Social, Political
    and Economic life of the Country with a sense of equality. Then only the Vedic verse
    (Wherever Women is respected, God resides
    there) would come true.

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