Women empowerment is basically the creation of an environment where women can make independent decision
WAZIRABAD: Empowerment means moving from an enforced powerlessness to a position of power. Women empowerment is basically the creation of an environment where women can make independent decision on their personal development as well shine as equal in society.
In Islam, men and women are moral equal in God’s sight and are expected to fulfil the same duties of worship, prayers, and faith.
Women empowerment refers broadly to the expansion of freedom of choice and action to shape one’s life. It implies control over resources and decisions. An empowered woman will be one who is self-confident, who critically analyses her environment and who exercises control over decisions that affect her life. Women empowerment has five components: women sense of self-worth; their right to have and determine choices; their right to have access to opportunities and resources; their right to have the power to control their own lives, both within and outside the home; and their ability to influence the direction of social change to create a more just social and economic order nationally and internationally.
No doubt the Pakistan government has taken many measures to enhance the participation of women in economic sphere but instead of all this, there is dire need to upgrade the status of women in society and it is only possible through giving them protection legally and mentally. She should be given access and control over resources. Subject of gender studies should be introduced from secondary level in the course curriculum, provision of women friendly infrastructure and environment at workplace, research and documentation on the achievements of women and launching of awareness raising campaigns among citizens on gender and development.
Arwa Javed
Published in The Express Tribune, April 6th, 2020.
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