9 Mar 2012 - ‘Empower Rural Women’— this was the theme declared by the United Nations for International Women’s Day. The improved access to education, healthcare facilities, free markets, career opportunities, and sustained cultural amalgamation has had a catalytic effect on promoting gender equality
. While the results have been encouraging, not everybody is participating in or reaping the benefits of this growth, especially women. In India, the National Policy for the Empowerment of Women, 2001, presents strategies for economic and social empowerment of women while talking about a legal system that is supportive and provides justice to women. However, the need for a protective and fair ecosystem that nurtures women is still lacking.
For the full story, see DNA India.
9 Mar 2012 - ‘Empower Rural Women’— this was the theme declared by the United Nations for International Women’s Day. The improved access to education, healthcare facilities, free markets, career opportunities, and sustained cultural amalgamation has had a catalytic effect on promoting gender equality
. While the results have been encouraging, not everybody is participating in or reaping the benefits of this growth, especially women. In India, the National Policy for the Empowerment of Women, 2001, presents strategies for economic and social empowerment of women while talking about a legal system that is supportive and provides justice to women. However, the need for a protective and fair ecosystem that nurtures women is still lacking.
For the full story, see DNA India.