Political Empowerment of Women in India (original) (raw)

This article efforts to analyse the status of political empowerment of women in India. The political empowerment of women is a social process crucial to development and progress. In India women are still facing different barriers in society. women remain seriously under represented in decision making position. It is not only problem in India it is also global concern. Women's participation in politics is essential. This will not only uplift their personally but will open the way for their social and economic empowerment. Their participation in public life will solve many problems of society. This articles is an attempt to a) discuss about the concept of Women empowerment and political empowerment of women; b) to throw light on constitutional provision for empowering women; c) to discuss about the obstacles to political empowerment of women; d) to suggest overcoming barriers to political empowerment of women; e) to make concluding remarks.Empowerment is the process of enabling or authorizing individual to think, take action and control work in an autonomous way. It is the process by which one can gain control over one's destiny and the circumstances of one's lives. The term "Women-Empowerment" defines a process that helps women in gaining control over their own lives. Moreover, Women empowerment means the creation of an environment for women where they can make decisions of their own for their personal benefits as well as for the society. 1 It is multidimensional; that is social, political, economic and psychological perspectives all are included. Politics is an obscure expression for many women, meaning the government of the country, which has traditionally been the business of men and as such women participate to a lesser degree than men in all political activities. Women empowerment is a global issue, which has gained impetus in recent decades. Women's empowerment and their full participation in politics is the basis of equality, development and peace. Politics is important for increased equality between the sexes. However, politics is neither the only source of discrimination against women nor the only source of potential power for achieving equality. Nevertheless, it is a potential avenue for dealing with many forms of gender discrimination. 2 The constitution of our nation doesn't discriminate between men and women, but our society has deprived women of certain basic rights, which were bestowed upon them by our constitution.

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Political Empowerment and Participation of Women in India

International Journal of Social Science & Management Studies (I.J.S.S.M.S.) Peer Reviewed–Refereed Research Journal, Indexing & Impact Factor - 5.2, Ex - UGC S.N. 5351. ISSN : 2454 - 4655, Vol. - 9, No. – 2, March – 2023, Conference Special Issue English 3rd , 2023