Women Empowerment: As the need of empowering women is taking its great shape, there is need to define the road map for empowering today’s women for being the part of the future workforce of technological disruption and attain sustainability for mankind.
Zooming In:
Since olden days women have been oppressed, suppressed, disrespected, underestimated in many societies and cultures. And by the time it has become the norm of societies and cultures where way of living life is being defined by perceiving women as less privileged part of the community.
Women have been unjustly held back from achieving full equality for much of human history in many societies around the world. In much of the written literature of the ancient and medieval world, we have evidence of women’s oppression by men in European, Middle Eastern, and African cultures. Women did not have the same legal and political rights as men and were under control of men in almost all societies.
It’s not the matter of being controlled by men at home or society etc. There must be a mutual understanding, respect, and support for each other inside family members and at societal level. The concern is excessive oppression of the power. Inequitable use of authority, law, or physical force to prevent women from being free or equal. Due to these reasons, women have fewer opportunities for economic participation than men, less access to basic and higher education, greater health and safety risks, and less political representation.
Natural Existence of Men and Women on Earth:
By divine design, men and women have been bestowed with different gifts and abilities to help them fulfil complementary roles as partners. Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose. … Fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners.
By the course of time, when human evolved life requirement and way of living life has changed. Human evolutions started in different areas and aspects of life such as science, literature, history, geography etc. During, such evolvement as a mother figure woman were oppressed and under privileged to explore her calibre to contribute for society to enhance her capability and bring out best life standards for society. Because people judgement about women were limited to only nurturing children. That’s where the gender inequality started taking place in society and ultimately women presume herself surrounded under those boundaries and the real purpose of their life was not explored and shortened.
Women Empowerment & Sustainability:
Women empowerment is necessary for upholding human rights and get a sustainable future by gender equality and diversity. Empowerment would make them more aware about-facing discrimination, violence, and other forms of abuse simply because of their gender and how to overcome and stop these activities in society.
Guaranteeing the rights of women and giving them opportunities to reach their full potential is critical not only for attaining gender equality, but also for meeting a wide range of international development goals. Empowering women grant them the tools and resources to enhance their capabilities, power, and resilience to achieve successful and self-satisfied life.
Empowered women and girls contribute to the health and productivity of their families, communities, and countries, creating a ripple effect that benefits everyone and get a sustainable human life.
Women’s empowerment specifically revolves around has five components:
1. Women’s sense of self-worth.
2. Their right to have and to determine choices.
3. Their right to have access to opportunities and resources.
4. Their right to have power to control their own lives, both within and outside the home.
5. Finally, their ability to influence the direction of social spheres.
Empowering women is crucial because it enables them to participate fully in all aspects of life and society, including economic, political, and social spheres. Here are some reasons why empowering present women is crucial:
1.Gender equality: Empowering women helps to promote gender equality, which is important for creating a more just and equal society.
2. Economic benefits: Empowering women can also have significant economic benefits. When women have access to education and job opportunities, they are more likely to contribute to their families and communities’ economic growth.
3. Political representation: Empowering women can help to increase their representation in politics and decision-making positions, which can lead to more inclusive policies and governance.
4. Health benefits: Empowering women can also lead to better health outcomes. When women have access to education and resources, they are more likely to make informed decisions about their health and the health of their families.
5. Social progress: Empowering women can help to break down societal barriers and stereotypes, promoting social progress and sustainable future for us and our coming generations.
Road Map of Women Empowerment and Sustainability:
Keeping all the discussed aspects in mind below is the road map of women empowerment and sustainability to align and plan to achieve 100% women empowerment and diversity in the society to get a sustainable future. Below mentioned roadmap is the broad perspective. However, further detailed roadmap can be designed based on the concentration of organizations and authorities, vision, mission, and objectives for enablement.
