Year: 2021 | Month: June | Volume 9 | Issue 1
Empowerment of Women: Problem and Issues faced by Manipuri Women
Oinam Sareeta Devi
DOI:10.30954/2454-9525.01.2021.3
Abstract:
Empowerment of Women is a major social phenomenon which requires an understanding of its multidimensional influence. It is the key to strengthen socio-economic development of the nation. Empowerment accelerates the growth and the development of the society. But the inequalities between men and women create a numbers of problems which made women to face continuous challenge in their life. Women should be enable to participate without inhibition, at par with men in all activities as individual members of the family, society, state and up to international level. The principal of empowerment is enshrined in the Indian Constitution in its Preamble Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties and Directive Principles. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) 2019 reported that on India’s Gender Inequality Index (GII) of 0.501 which reflecting inequality in achievement between men and women reproductive, health, empowerment and the labour market. We are in the midst of 21st Century but still a lot needs to be done for the upliftment of women, who constitute half of the population of the country. This article is an attempt to find out the problem and issues faced by women of Manipur and what steps are taken up at National and International level.
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