Who cries, If mother lives

 We often tell this to someone.....

Who cries, If mother lives

Why do we celebrate International women day only but not international men day ? and why do we talk about  women empowerment but not  men empowerment? Why do we feel...women need empowerment and not men?  Women make almost 50% of the total population of the world. Then why does this substantial section of the society needs empowerment?  Biologically speaking also, it is a proven fact that female race is superior to male. Then the question arises that why we are debating the topic ‘Women Empowerment’.

Indeed need for empowerment arose due to centuries of domination and discrimination done by men over women. 

We worship female goddesses. In every religion women are given a special place and every religion teaches us to treat women with respect and dignity. But somehow the society has so developed that various types of ill practices, both physical and mental, against women have become a norm since ages. For instance, sati pratha, practice of dowry, parda pratha, female infanticide, wife burning, sexual violence, sexual harassment at work place, domestic violence and other varied kinds of discriminatory practices; 

The reasons for such behaviour against women are many but the most important one are the male superiority complex and patriarchal system of society. For that to change, the society’s age-old deep-rooted mind set needs to be changed through social conditioning and sensitization programmes. Actually, women empowerment is nothing but recognition of women’s basic human rights and creating an environment where they are treated as equals to men.

Our constitution  provides provisions to secure equality in general and gender equality in particular. Various articles in the Constitution safeguard women’s rights by putting them at par with men socially, politically and economically.

 it can be said that women in our country, through their own unrelenting efforts and with the help of Constitutional and other legal provisions and also with the aid of Government’s various welfare schemes, are trying to find their own place. However, we are still far behind in achieving the equality and justice which our Constitution talks about. The real problem lies in the patriarchal and male-dominated system of our society which considers women as subordinate to men and creates different types of methods to subjugate them. The need of us is to educate and sensitize male members of the society regarding women issues and try to inculcate a feeling of togetherness and equality among them so that they would stop their discriminatory practices.

 First of all efforts should begin from our homes where we must empower female members of our family by providing them equal opportunities of education, health, nutrition and decision making without any discrimination.

Because our country can become powerful only if it truly empowers its Women -- "A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform."

Now I consolidate with  completing my title statement.......

"" We often tell this to someone.....

Who cries, If mother lives

But we are not able to (but not capable to) make guarantee to tell this to someone.... Who smiles , If mother cries."'"