Women Led Development Analysis

'Women Led' Development

“There is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women”..... no other statement could have described the abilities of women more aptly. There is not much that women have not achieved - either in the traditional or in more modern roles. As mothers, they have been bearing the responsibility of carrying, giving birth and rearing the future citizens of the world with elan ever since time immemorial. As daughters, sisters, and wives they have supported to man in various ways. In the more modern roles they have been educators, managers, political leaders, et al. They have even dared to break the gender barriers of late, and become mountaineers, pilots, also seen in the armed forces in combat roles.
In ancient times woman was considered nothing without a man - she could only be a daughter, wife or mother. She could not take the leadership - always existing under the domination of the 'man' in her life - a father, son or husband. She was not allowed decision making roles. This perception existed in even the western societies where women's suffrage was granted very late. In India also, almost a century long struggle has brought women the property rights, voting rights, equality in civil rights before the law in matters of marriage and employment. After Independence of India, the constitution makers and the national leaders recognised the equal social position of women with men. Several measures were taken by the successive Governments to assign equal status to women in the economic, political and social fields. More avenues were opened to them to show their talents and have a sense of participation in national activities. The passage of several Acts by the parliament and introduction of various Schemes by central well as state governments during the last few decades have done much for women's emancipation both legally, politically and
A single woman is always regarded as an object of ridicule, or as a social outcaste. All this however is now seeing of change though slow. Today's woman has truly come a long way from the ancient times. She has broken the glass ceiling in many areas. Some of the most powerful people today are women - to name a few, Arunadhati Bhattacharya, Indira Nooyi, Kiran Mazumdar Shawa and Chanda Kochhar. Bhawana kanth, Avani Chatuvedi and Mohana Singh were commissioned in the Indian Air Force recently and for the first time in the history of Independent India, an all- women contingent from three forces - Army, Air Force and Navy - marched down the majestic Rajpath during Republic Day, 2015. That is what woman power can achieve. These women symbolize Prime Ministers vision to think beyond “women development,” and move towards “women-led