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EMPOWERING WOMEN IN INDIA BEGINS WITH EDUCATION

 EMPOWERING WOMEN IN INDIA BEGINS WITH EDUCATION 


Funny isn’t it that several laws exist all over the world regarding women rights and yet they still end up being discriminated? In India too such laws are quite in abundance but they are rarely implemented in letter and spirit. Some laws exist on paper but are rarely known by those who are affected by them directly or indirectly; how can they know or understand those laws made for safeguarding their rights? 
They are unable to read or write even their own names so to expect them to understand what empowerment of women is all about will be quite similar to asking a monkey to speak mandarin.
Wake up India !!!


Empowerment of women in India is much related to the level of literacy in general and in particular for women. By rough estimates it is suggested that more than 75 percent of the women population in India is uneducated. Though the official figures are not so discouraging but in my country public officers are everything except public servants. 
You can enact 1000 laws that could empower women but who will tell those women that they are protected by such laws? How will they understand the legal ‘jargons’? How will they read the newspaper to know that ‘Law xyz’ has been passed in the parliament empowering them? These questions add to my pain and to the dilemma of empowering women in India in all aspects.

For me the real empowerment of women can only come from education. If women are educated in India they will become aware of what is going on around them and when they are aware they can respond accordingly. Education can only ensure that women know their rights and are also able to exercise them without any obstacles. 
If we exclude the urban areas of India; the rate of female education in rural parts of the country is dismal. The majority of families in rural India does not send their girls to school and some who do cannot afford to let them pass the primary level which is often thought of as adequate for any ‘girl’ to get married to a decent suitor. The underlying thought pattern is that girls need no education to be ‘successful’ in life. 
Their success largely depends on their looks and fertility as well as cooking abilities. The denial of education to females in India is a guarantee that empowerment of women can actually never take place. Laws require two elements for their success; one the knowledge of laws in every one related or affected by such laws and secondly the implementation of these laws. In my country both elements are generally absent. 
The majority of women are unaware that there are certain laws that can not only protect their rights but also empower them to do a lot more than they are ‘allowed’ to do by their male family members. This unawareness is linked directly with them being ‘uneducated’ or ‘isolated’. And for the lucky few who happen to know of such laws; the implementation procedure is so cumbersome or unpractical that they prefer to forget the whole issue than stand up for their right and fight. 
You may ask why we cannot make the implementation easier. Yes we can but even for that purpose the women of India need to be educated enough to propose such changes. So in the end, empowerment of women in India will remain a dream unless we ensure that all women are educated at the same level as their male counterparts in the society.


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  1. ajcingramJuly 30, 2013 at 4:04 PM

    This is a true reality for people in a lot of places in the world. Is there something that we can do to help respond on a grass roots level?

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  2. Eat To LiveJuly 30, 2013 at 5:22 PM

    So are you saying that in your country, it is not mandatory that everyone attend school?

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  3. PamJuly 30, 2013 at 6:26 PM

    I totally agree with you. Women need education to be empowered. I have tried to explain this to my daughter repeatedly. I was always afraid something would happen and I would have to have my college degrees to fall back on.

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  4. PamJuly 30, 2013 at 6:56 PM

    Education is always the key. We support the Because I Am A Girl Campaign. http://imperfectwomen.com/because-i-am-a-girl-campaign-raise-your-hand-for-education/

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  5. UnknownJuly 30, 2013 at 11:29 PM

    I agree that education would help immensely with this issue. It sounds like there should be some public education efforts as well to address the long-standing cultural and societal influences working against girls in India. If daughters are raised by parents who don't emphasize the importance of an education, how can they be expected to pursue it?

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  6. UnknownJuly 31, 2013 at 3:48 AM

    I totally agree that education is important. Unfortunately I worry that unless the male population agrees it will not matter how much "education" we give.

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  7. UnknownJuly 31, 2013 at 7:04 AM

    I am always saddened when I read things like this post. You would think that in this day everyone would be able to read and understand their rights. I hope that soon things will change and all of the women and others in the world will know how to read

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