The Rising Power

The women constitute about 50% of the world’s population, but still sadly many countries show disproportionate gender balance. India is one such nation where the child sex ratio is not even 900 females to 1000 males now. On a daily basis, newspapers and TV channels are flooded with the greatest troubles that a woman is subjected to. Women have been a subject of cruelty since times immemorial and nothing significant has been done yet. Not much of efforts have been taken till now to balance this inequality of gender. Though, a significant rise in education has been accompanied by people accepting a “girl child”, still a visible part remains under the clutches of female infanticide. Besides, sexual harassment, domestic violence, rapes, molestations, dowry are yet another aspect of torture on women. When even the nature transfers 50% of Chromosomal genes from the mother and 50% from the father, then why do we as a mortal being need to discriminate this rule?

You do not need to evoke change in a person, for it is a natural phenomenon and comes from deep within. As a responsible citizen of this nation, or say the world, it is our duty to respect everyone in our surroundings. Does not matter, be it a man or a woman. All are equal by law and status, and most importantly we are all humans. The Indian constitution grants equal opportunities for men and women in India, but still a large section of females either die before they are born or die while they are living a rugged life.  This concept of women empowerment flows from the power. It is vesting where it does not exist or exists poorly.

Today we have recognized distinctive Acts and Schemes of the central Government as well as state government to empower the women of India. At the same time in Indian females are segregated and underestimated at each level of the society whether it is social investment, political engagement, monetary engagement, access to training, and also reproductive health care. No wonder, there are some areas where women enjoy the same status as men, but that constitutes only a small fragment of the culture driven society. Who would have wondered that a mere testosterone or estrogen could play games as hilarious as rapes and molestation? Thousands of rape cases are gone unreported every day and a few more unattended. Implicitly, various reforms have been carried out and certain candle marches too, only to be forgotten later on. Many of those who might be reading this article now would not even care to think on this issue and consider it as yet another piece of internet “spam”. On the other hand, there would be another section of reformers and thinking working on to bring out a major change in this society for females. And surely somewhere, a female mind would be running behind this with a pile of idea. Not in a place so far, an innocence who has been raped at the age of 10 would be draped in a cloak of sympathy, fear and shame. Yes! a shame for having born in a place where a father-child relation is not built on trust, a place where learning is accompanied by sexual harassment and a place where support comes along with taunts for lifetime.

Miles away a working mind would be wondering about the salary increment without having to sacrifice its body and soul. Some further, a house would be witnessing the tears of a soul that has just been slapped for making not so appealing meal. And somewhere within you, a voice would be asking just one question “Should I take a step further, or let it go in vain?” This is how a woman will empower. Not by any reforms or acts, but by just a simple thinking of respecting a female in all her forms. 

So in this summit which was held on 21st December, at Surat, this particular issue of empowering women was raised. I feel there was justification done to the topic and massive involvement could be witnessed. Many female entrepreneurs and social activist were seen as a part of this summit.

The world needs such voices to be heard and this was one of the many great initiatives taken for a woman.