Empowerment of Women In Society

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Introduction
Women’s empowerment is a process in which women have rights in social, political and
economic atmosphere. Today, in some regions of world women are still denied their rights in
society. Why? There are several reasons, for example, zero involvement in decision making,
and lack of education and employment opportunities. Women are still suffering in such
regions of society where they are dependent on husband and children. The goal of this
literature review is to evaluate and analyse the need for women empowerment in society. In
addition, the review will also provide future recommendations for gaps in the empowerment
of women.
Evaluation
To make women independent and empowered, it is essential to understand the problems
associated with the topic. According to United Nations Population Fund, the government
should make policy and program actions that will involve women in public life, offer access
to economic resources and participation in education programs (“Issue 7: Women
Empowerment”, 2019). In this section, we evaluate the problems associated with a lack of
empowerment for women in society.
Problems Associated with Women’s Empowerment
Women empowerment is an important factor for any developing country. There are several
issues and challenges which are still faced in several regions of society. Several research
studies evaluate problems for developing countries. The first challenge for women in such
regions is depriving of any benefits. The policies associated with the government do not
reach women at all. Microfinance is one of the benefits in which are provided with a loan due
to being responsible. However, author Kumar (2013, p. 71) in his research concluded that
women did not get loan instalments due to domestic dissension and violence from husbands.

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Additionally, they do not have any legal rights for land, property management, and business
management as suggested by author Duflo (2012, p. 3). Demography is another global
challenge that also decreases women's empowerment. According to the world economic
forum (2013, p. 5) early childbearing keeps young women away from pursuing education and
later employment. Also, gender gaps are another issue that denies women to contribute as
entrepreneurs. Besides, poverty is another issue that makes women dependent. Authors
Francis and Roll (2015, p.1) suggest poverty trauma is equally responsible and brings another
concern such as isolation, victimization, stigma, and discrimination. In addition, some of the
challenges in the rural region of India are still prominent. The crime against women such as
sexual harassment, acid throwing, girl-child abortion and honour killings make women
empowerment impossible as per research was done by author Pratibha, L. (2019, p. 139).
Henceforth, the empowerment of women in society has several challenges. Due to such
reasons, women in some regions of the society are still struggling. Thus, the evaluation
concludes that it is necessary to understand the problem associated with women’s
empowerment.
Analysis
The above research evidence concludes some of the issues and constraints to achieve
women's empowerment in the society. In this section, analysis for women's empowerment
among several regions is discussed. The literature study will offer work done in
empowerment and gender equality among society. On the other hand, the comparative
analysis demonstrates the situation of women in several developing countries.
Literature Study
Women’s empowerment in society is important and has been proposed since the very
beginning. Several studies have shown that people have tried to uplift women across the
world. Author Narang (2012, p. 10) in his study analyse about Self Help Group (SHG) helps