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Women empowerment refers to the liberation of women from various forms of discrimination and granting them the freedom to make life choices. It encompasses aspects such as individual rights, social equality, educational opportunities, economic independence, and legal support. The goal is to replace patriarchy with parity, ensuring women have equal rights and opportunities in all areas of life.

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Aabbcc Science

Women empowerment refers to the liberation of women from various forms of discrimination and granting them the freedom to make life choices. It encompasses aspects such as individual rights, social equality, educational opportunities, economic independence, and legal support. The goal is to replace patriarchy with parity, ensuring women have equal rights and opportunities in all areas of life.

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WHAT IS WOMEN EMPOWERMENT?

Women empowerment means emancipation of women from


the vicious grips of social, economical, political, caste and gender-based discrimination. It means
granting women the freedom to make life choices. Women empowerment does not mean ‘deifying
women’ rather it means replacing patriarchy with parity. In this regard, there are various facets of
women empowerment, such as given hereunder:— Human Rights or Individual Rights: A woman is a
being with senses, imagination and thoughts; she should be able to express them freely. Individual
empowerment means to have the self-confidence to articulate and assert the power to negotiate
and decide. Social Women Empowerment: A critical aspect of social empowerment of women is the
promotion of gender equality. Gender equality implies a society in which women and men enjoy the
same opportunities, outcomes, rights and obligations in all spheres of life. Educational Women
Empowerment: It means empowering women with the knowledge, skills, and self-confidence
necessary to participate fully in the development process. It means making women aware of their
rights and developing a confidence to claim them. Economic and occupational empowerment: It
implies a better quality of material life through sustainable livelihoods owned and managed by
women. It means reducing their financial dependence on their male counterparts by making them
significant part of the human resource. Legal Women Empowerment: It suggests the provision of an
effective legal

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