VALUE OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

Women empowerment may be defined in several ways, including accepting women’s viewpoints, making an effort to seek them and raising the status of women through education, awareness, literacy and training women empowerment equips and allows women to make life- determining decisions through the different societal problems. They may have to opportunity to redefine gender roles or other such roles, which allow them more freedom to pursue desired goals. According to food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), increasing women’s empowerment is essential for women well being and has positive impact on Agricultural productive, food security, diets and child nutrition. Mother Teresa says “I alone cannot change the World, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” Empowerment is not a competition; it is collaboration. Women empowerment means to make choices and decisions and have equal access to resources and opportunities. Women empowerment can take many forms, like education, economic, political and social. A bird cannot fly with one wing like that empowerment is not a one women show, it is a group effort. In India women are stereotyped traditionally the word Ardhanarishvara means “The Lord whose half is a woman.” We must work all together as both need each other to survive the flourish. Women are real architects of society. Women’s empowerment aims to create a world where woman have the power and freedom to live their lives without discrimination or limitations based on gender. Women constitute 48% of the total population of the country. As compared to men they suffer many disadvantages in literacy rate, earnings and labor participation. As a mother she plays the most valuable role in child’s nurture. Among the parents a mother’s role is most important. A woman is a most valuable person in the family. The modern society had started recognizing the individual identity of women. Women are becoming active members and contributing their part to women’s welfare. When women support each other incredible things happen. A women’s strength is measured by her ability to empower other woman. The strong women empower one another.