Empowering Women Case Study

Over the past five to six decades women have been entering the workforce in ever increasing numbers. Some enter because of financial need and others for professional and career goals. Whatever the reason, the result for the children is the same; they are in daycare. Many

The status of women and children is an important factor in determining the standards of living in a country. Women have enormous potential as both thinkers and hands-on workers. They can contribute in different ways to help better their countries. But yet, many countries take on patriarchy stance and suppress the women, effectively cutting the country’s workforce in half. Children are another big difference

One possible resolution for combating gender pay inequality would be to implement methods of easing women’s entry or re-entry into the workforce. Nations should implement fair scheduling practices, which will allow women, especially mothers, to be able to amend their working schedules based on their responsibilities as well as in the event of an emergency. Therefore, women can be allowed to take a certain amount of personal leave per year, which entails both sick and vacation days as well as maternity leave. Women who have such responsibilities are usually those who are re-entering the workforce and have low-paying jobs that are only part-time. Fair scheduling practices will allow women to have full-time jobs, while also being able to perform their familial responsibilities, such as taking care of children. Nations should also sponsor the creation of CARE (Career Assistance for Re-entry into the workforce). CARE centers can be opened by federal governments, primarily through the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, and the Ministry of Women and Human Rights Development. These centers will ensure that women get the assistance they need to re-enter the workforce and even assistance for those entering for the first time. These centers will also act as research agencies that would find better paying jobs and careers for women. An additional resolution would be to further implement the aforementioned gender policy. An adoption of similar policies would also prove useful for other countries, as it provides a structure to follow that will increase gender equity in nations.This will be similar to compiled databases in the United States, such as CareerOneStop.org, and will be sponsored, paid for, and upheld through the Ministry of Labor as well as through Women for Women International.

2) Feminism brought this issue to light. As a result, more and more countries are using various methods to slowly increase the percentage of women. One of the more popular methods is to use a quota. A "quota" is a mandatory or voluntary number or percentage of women needed to be placed or hired. (www.lop.parl.gc.ca) Since the adoption of constitutional quotas, the country of Rwanda has been first in female representation since 2003. Women make up about 48.8% to 63.8% of the representation in their governments lower house. (www.lop.parl.gc.ca) Because of the large amount of representation in office, women have more of their issues brought forward and dealt with. For example, in Latin America, the use of quotas has led to improvements on divorce, domestic violence legislation, and child care. (Smith, 2005)

The question about whether the women should stay at home to take care of their babies or should they go to work to earn money for the family is still a major controversy. Unlike in the past when women cannot receive a full education, many women now graduate from Universities with high results and they easily find well paid jobs, playing significant roles in their company and in the society in general; and the only thing that prevent them from contributing to the society is their child rearing jobs. In my opinion, I strongly agree that the government should build child-care centres and subsidise child-care expenses for some reasons following.

Myanmar, with the long history of armed conflicts and ethnic issues, practicing parliamentary system and continue moving forwards to make sure improvement in the political and socioeconomic situation. In addition to that, as a developing country, sensitive issues likewise human rights and gender issues have low ranking on prioritization compare with other development issues. Nevertheless, Myanmar has to address the issues of women and girls’ rights in term of more equal and equitable opportunities to the rights to access the education, health care services, employment and freedom all forms of violence. By taking this opportunities to conduct a case study analysis, this term paper will provide constructive findings and factors influencing on the issues of women and girls’ rights to make sure to containment in developing strategic plan for policy makers in future.

In recent decades, the process of development in the Third World has largely deprived women and marginalized them of their control of resources and authority. However, the burdens of their traditional duties are still heavy. Women not only take care of the whole family within households, but also play an essential role in community management and security. While the important role is widely recognized by worldwide, that is not necessary meant that the issue of gender has been satisfactorily involved into planning practices. Historically, planning problems of women were considered as problems of social welfare, rather than of development. However, the social welfare

The issue of gender equality in India furthermore alarmed Nehru. During the partition of India, thousands of women were killed, raped, abandoned or forcibly married to their abductors. An approximate amount of 75 000 women were taken from Muslim, Sikhs and Hindu groups. The government decided to bring the women back to where they belong, and by 1948 Indian authorities had located 12500 women and restored their families. 6 years later the forcible repatriation was abandoned. By many religious groups women were perceived as weak and subsidiary. Male domination was easily seen in society, male could marry a few women who had no right to divorce. Daughters received dowry when they were getting married, but they had no right for any kind of inheritance after receiving it. As a result women became very dependent on men. Nehru saw this urgent problem and included gender equality in the constitution. In 1950’s Nehru introduced the Hindu Code Bill, stating women as equal in the Indian society. Consequently Nehru was facing opposition from Hindu traditionalists and Conservative members of Congress, who were saying that the

Not only are there seats reserved for women on panchayats, or the local form of government, but there is a quota system present in all three tiers of government. Quotas are being introduced in countries that do not have a long history of mobilization of women and of women's integration

However, the existing curriculum does not offer a solution either. One of the reason is that educational curriculum is mainly designed by male policy makers and hence is biased towards the girls. The current education system, which is governed by male ideologies often, pin down adolescent girls into a system where they cannot voice their concerns. As a result, they end up doing what society expects them to do- to do household chores and to be housewives. Girls and women are pivotal members of any society. Several studies have demonstrated the power of girls and women in development. If girls and women are given a chance to lead, they are likely to change the development status of any society.

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In recent years there have been explicit moves to increase women's political participation. The Women's reservation policy bill is however a very sad story as it is repeatedly being scuttled in parliament. In the Panchayati Raj system, however, women have been given representation as a sign of political empowerment. There are many elected women representatives at the village council level. However their power is restricted, as it the men who wield

Women should be provided with significant and effective equal treatment in political life, from very basic levels. The rural democratic structures in our country are ideal for women to get trained and practise in the process of decision making. For this to be successful, the 73rd Constitutional Amendment

The high degree of patriarchal society desperately dominates the decision-making processes both in private as well as public domains. Whereas the school of political science describes that Politics means a democratic, participatory, responsible and straight- dealing process. It was also mentioned in the International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights, 1966 that politics could form a humane and equitable society. One major therapy prescribed by women empowerment advocates that participation of women in political decision making level could bring a good connection between vibrant and participatory democracy and dignity of women community. Hence, three tier Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), a democratic, participatory rural administration- would be a right alternative to safeguard women’s participation right as well as a platform for practicing their political decision making right. Considering this male hegemony, Indian Parliament also secured 33% seats in the three tier PRIs for women, through its 73rd Amendment in 1992. This historic decision provides the women to share the seat with men, to raise their voice on issues concerning women oppression, suppression and related issues. It basically represents the revolutionary potential to change the face of the grassroots rural India through the Panchayati Raj Institutions. It ensures the participation of women in the local governance. ‘All human beings are born free and equal in

1) To present the existing status of women in the lowest tier of the local government in the Union Parishad.