An epitome of patriarchy, Are women really empowered in India?
Women can be empowered through saving their lives first and then educating them.
Empowering Women
According to United Nations Population Fund, “Women empowerment is essential for the achievement of sustainable development. The full participation and partnership of both women and men is required in productive and reproductive life, including shared responsibilities for the care and nurturing of children and maintenance of the household.”
Feminism
Education is a very important aspect to empowering. In the constitution of India it has been mentioned that everyone has a right to education. Being a patriarchal society, in earlier times women were not allowed to go to school and study. Even if they were allowed they had to drop out the school and get married as child. In such a scenario it became important to create awareness among women regarding their rights to equality.
Women in power
As the current scenario, many schemes and programmes have been initiated by the government of India for women’s development. The women are getting educated, independent and empowered. They are excelling in every sphere of life.
Women MPs
There are 78 women from various states in India representing their states as Member of Parliament.
Women IAS
UPSC exam is one of the toughest competitive exams in India. Women are cracking gender stereotyping by studying hard for this exam and clearing the interviews too.
Anna Rajam Malhotra (17 July 1927 – 17 September 2018) was the first woman in India to hold the position of an Indian Administrative Service officer.
Tina Dabi is serving the position of a sub-divisional magistrate since 2018.
Women Central Ministers
Nirmala Sitharaman (60), Smriti Irani (43), Harsimrat Kaur Badal (53), Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti (52), Renuka Singh Saruta (58), Deboshree Chowdhury are some of the names who are serving as Central Ministers currently.
Top Women CEO
Indra Nooyi, Kavery Kalanithi, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Urvi A Piramal, Chanda Kochhar are some names among many businesswomen serving the nation.
Top 5 most powerful women in India
Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Bala Devi, Lt. General Madhuri Kanitkar, Seema Kushwaha, Ritu Karidhal are the top 5 most powerful women in India.
