Women are powerful, but it is surprising that women empowerment is heard all over the world. Why is this so? The reason is that, women are powerful but the way the society treats them determines the need for empowerment of women. It is shocking to realize that men and women are not treated equally even in 21st century. Women form an important social category. Social empowerment is meaningless if half of the population of country remains in the grips of selective sex abortion. Social status and roles of women are defined not only in terms of the gender dimension but also in terms of the norms, values, beliefs, traditions and customs of the society. The worth of a civilization can be judged from the position that it gives to women. Of the several factors that justify the greatness of India's ancient culture, one of the greatest is the honored place ascribed to women. Women's empowerment can be defined as promoting women's sense of self worth, their ability to determine their own choices and their right to influence social change for themselves and others. Women's safety and empowerment is the need of the century.

Dency Varghese

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