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EDUCATE AND EMPOWER<br />
Women's empowerment has<br />
become a significant topic of<br />
discussion in development and<br />
economics.Women's economic<br />
empowerment refers to the ability for<br />
women to enjoy their rights to control<br />
and benefit from resources, assets,<br />
income and their own time, as well as<br />
the ability to manage risk and improve<br />
their economic status and well being.<br />
Women empowerment implies the<br />
ability in women to take decisions with<br />
regard to their life and work and giving<br />
equal rights to them in all spheres like: personal, social, economic, political,<br />
legal and so on. Women are increasingly getting empowered to decide the<br />
course of their life and professions and realize their fullest<br />
potential.Improving girls' access to education has been on the mainstream<br />
development agenda for some time, largely because of the poverty<br />
reduction potential that education offers through increasing access to<br />
economic opportunity. The long-term positive effects of education for the<br />
individual, family and wider society have also been recognised. As a study<br />
by the International Center for Research on Women confirms, "women are<br />
more likely to control their own destinies and effect change in their own<br />
communities when they have higher levels of education".<br />
In addition, education is often seen as one of the main pathways to<br />
achieving another key development goal: girls' and women's<br />
empowerment. As the International Conference on Population and<br />
Development prograMme of action states: "Education is one of the most<br />
important means of empowering women with the knowledge, skills and selfconfidence<br />
necessary to participate fully in the development process."
• They are able to lead their lives with dignity and freedom<br />
• It adds to their self esteem<br />
• It gives them a distinct identity<br />
• They are able to gain positions of respect in society<br />
• As they are financially independent they are able to spend on all their<br />
needs and desires<br />
• They are able to make meaningful contributions to the well-being of<br />
society<br />
• They act as capable citizens to make the country achieve enhanced<br />
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth<br />
• They get fair and equitable access to resources of the country<br />
• Without women’s empowerment, we cannot remove injustice and<br />
gender bias and inequalities.<br />
• If women are not empowered, they cannot enjoy security and<br />
protection in life<br />
• It also provide them a safe working environment<br />
• Empowerment acts as a powerful tool against exploitation and<br />
harassment of women<br />
• It is a great means to get adequate legal protection for women<br />
• If not socially and economically empowered, women cannot develop<br />
their own identity<br />
• If women are not employed, the global economy will be adversely<br />
affected as women constitute a vast chunk of the world’s population<br />
• Women are highly creative and intelligent which makes it imperative<br />
to receive their contributions in socio-economic activities<br />
• For a just and progressive society, women need to be provided equal<br />
opportunities for work
“Together we can face any<br />
chall<strong>eng</strong>e as deep as the<br />
ocean and as high as the<br />
sky”- Sonia Gandhi<br />
“One child, one teacher, one<br />
pen and one book can change<br />
the world.”- Malala<br />
Yousafzai
“Every moment<br />
wasted looking<br />
back keeps us from<br />
moving forward.”-<br />
Hillary Clinton<br />
“There is no limit to what<br />
we, as women, can<br />
accomplish.”- Michelle<br />
Obama
“I WILL BE INDEPENDANT”<br />
Question:What is your name?<br />
• My name is Chandini Shah.<br />
Question: How old are you?<br />
• I am 19 years old.<br />
Question:What is your occupation?<br />
• I work as House Help for a family of 4.<br />
Question: Who all are there in your family?<br />
• Father, and 5 younger siblings.<br />
Question: Have you ever gone to school?<br />
• Yes, I did attend school till 5th class after which my parents could<br />
not afford it anymore. Also my mother died when I was really young<br />
so i had to start earning at a very early age to support my family.<br />
Question: Does your father work? Did he persuade you to work or<br />
was it your own decision?<br />
• Yes he works in a factory near Azadpur but the income barely<br />
suffices for our entire family. He did ask me to help him, but at the<br />
end it was my own decision to start working.<br />
Question: If you had the option would you continue going to school?<br />
• Yes definitely, I have always had the bug in me to learn more and<br />
more. I always look forward to Sundays when you sit down and<br />
teach me something new each week.<br />
Question: Are you happy where you are working currently?<br />
• Yes I am happy, everyone is really nice and treats me like a part of<br />
their family but there are somedays where I really wish I could lead<br />
a normal life and go to school and work.<br />
Question: What is your aim in life? do you wish to continue working<br />
as house help?<br />
• My aim is to stand on my own feet and get a proper job and buy a<br />
bigger house for my father, brother and sisters. I am lucky that the<br />
people for whom I work and nice and let me go and learn a course<br />
in the nearby beauty parlor. I still have my life ahead of me, and one<br />
day I will be independent.
FIGHT<br />
LIKE A<br />
GIRL.
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