Interconnectivity among Sustainable Development Goals Through Women’s Perspective (original) (raw)

If we divide the world’s population in two parts, one part would be women, although this large part has always been neglected in terms of opportunities and rights. They have major role in forming the better society to live in. From the child birth, rearing them, make them learn the good values, caring of elders and other house hold chores; women bear all the responsibilities without any compensation. Not only family responsibilities but they work outdoor to increase family income for fulfillment of family needs and gain better life style. “The participation of women employment into workforce as human capital for a sustainable development is very important for acquiring the environmental and production perception, an increase in their income creating financial resources for saving and investment, and getting more respect in society” (Yildiz, 2016). To make the world a better place to live, United Nations has declared 17 goals which are essential for sustainable development, so that all the human beings can survive without any biasness of class, gender and so on. Women are essential component in achieving these goals. In Principle 20, Rio Declaration said that “Women have a vital role in environmental management and development. Their full participation is therefore essential to achieve sustainable development” (Warth & Koparanova, 2012). This situation demands the equality in society to empower women which is essential for sustainable economic growth, social development and environmental sustainability (Lohani, 2017). In Brutland Report (1987) “Sustainable development is defined as the "Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" (Yildiz, 2016). In order to achieve sustainable development and environmental protection shall constitute an integral part of the development process and cannot be considered in isolation from it (Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, 1992). “The Sustainable Development Goals with Agenda 2030 is the world’s first comprehensive blueprint for sustainable goals. The recognition of the synergies between health, education and gender equality are among the core goals of this Agenda” (Bhat, 2019) . In this paper, the researcher will find out the role and connection of women in sustainable development because women are the major and inseparable factor. Inter connectivity of these seventeen goals in terms of overall development of the society will also be seen. Furthermore, it will be described that why the women empowerment is essential especially in Indian context. According to Kofi Annan “There is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women.” (Lohani, 2017) In this study, narrative literature review method will be used. Various documents and related literature will be analyzed for the research. The results of the study will explain the importance of social, economic, political, emotional empowerment of the women for the sustainable development. Keywords- sustainable economic growth, social development, environmental sustainability, empowerment, inter connectivity