BARILA BISHT
Teacher, Study Hall School
The principle of gender equality is enshrined in the Indian Constitution in its Preamble, Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties and Directive Principles. The Constitution not only grants equality to women, but also empowers the State to adopt measures of positive discrimination in favour of women. These days special focus is on empowering women and girls, because I believe they hold the key to long-lasting social change in communities. It is the moral, social and constitutional responsibility to ensure their progress by providing them with equal rights and opportunities. Today women with their smartness, intelligence and hard work have conquered the whole world. They have excelled in each and every profession. Women are considered to be more honest, meticulous, and efficient and hence more and more organisations prefer hiring women for better performance and results. They are much better in multi- tasking than their counterparts.
Inspite of the positive development of women in India, gender discrimination still persists. In their work places they are doing extremely well but at their homes they are never in command and some are even ill treated. Women have been empowered but have we been able to empower the men to handle and respect these empowered women? The answer largely is No. Here is some food for thought.