Women Empowerment
From ancient times women have been considered inferior to men. They lived a subordinate life totally dependent on men. A woman’s place was in the home doing household work while men had more freedom. House-work is a non-paying activity so an earning man was considered superior to a woman.
With the passage of time it became necessary for women to enact dual roles of bread earner and home-maker. Today women command respect and have done well in all fields of life. They have scaled new heights whether it is science and technology, business, engineering, space science, office, medicine, mountaineering, sports or others.
If a woman is educated her wards will be educated and if she is illiterate her family will suffer.
In the field of education the girls have done better than boys. No longer are women the ‘weaker sex’. They dominate most walks of life and occupy top most positions.
What they require from the government is support in the form of security and equality. Then they will be able to do well and play a major role in the progress of the country.
It is rightly said, ‘The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.’
- By Rajan Paswan XI-C