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Women empowerment :
The subject of empowerment of women is becoming a burning issue all over the world including India since last few decades.Inequalities between man and women and discrimination against women have also been age old issues all over the world. Is women's quest for men demanded by women????

They have demanded equality with men in matters of education, employment,inheritance, marriage, politics and recently in the field of religion.Women want to have foe themselves the same strategies of change which menfolk have had over the centuries such as equal pay for equal work. Their quest for equality has given birth to the formation of many women's association and launching of movements.

The position and status of women all over the world has risen incredibly in the 20th century.We find that it was very low during the 18th and 19th centuries.In India and elsewhere they were treated like "objects" that can be bought and sold. For a long time women in India remained within the four walls of their household. Their dependence on menfolk was total. A long struggle going back over a century has brought women the property of rights, voting rights, an equality in civil rights before the law in matters of marriage and employment.

We all know that girls are doing better in school when compared to boys. The annual results of Secondary and Higher Secondary Board examinations reveal the fact. More women are getting degrees than men, and are filling most new jobs in every field. There was a time when women's education was not a priority even among the elite.

We can now see women in almost every field :Architecture, lawyers, Financial services, Engineering, Medical and IT jobs. They have also entered service occupations such as a nurse, a beautician, a sales worker, a waitress,etc. Hence they are taking more personal decisions, for instance, about their further education, marriage, etc. More and more women want freedom to work and control their own reproduction, freedom of mobility and freedom of define one's own style of life. It is contended that freedom leads to greater openness, generosity and tolerance.

In traditional marriages the relationships were hierarchical, and conjugal relationships are based on freedom and desire rather than convention. People's attitudes about marriage is also changing. Educated women now feel that there is more to life than marriage. They can get most of the things they want (income,status,identity) without marriage, while they find it harder to find a suitable accomplished mate. This is why their marriage gets delayed.

In spite of some drawbacks and hurdles that still prevail, Indian women(especially educated) are no longer hesitant or apologetic about claiming a share and visibility within the family, at work, in public places, and in the public discourse.