Woman
empowerment, woman greatest challenge
The subject of
empowerment of women has becoming a priority issue all over the world including
in DR Congo. Inequalities between men and women and discrimination against
women have also been age-old issues all over the world. Women have demanded
equality with men in matters of education, employment, inheritance, marriage
and politics. Women want to have for themselves the same strategies of change
such as equal pay for equal work. Their quest for equality has given birth to
the formation of many women’s associations 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 has been very low in 18th and 19th centuries in DR Congo and
elsewhere when they were treated like ‘objects’ that can be bought and sold.
Anything that makes a woman feel inferior and takes away her self-respect is
abuse. Compulsory Registration of Marriage Act can be beneficial in preventing
the abuse of institution of marriage and hindering social justice especially
in relation to women. Are women now feel empowered in the sense that they are
being equally treated by men in all spheres of life and are able to express
one’s true feminine urges and energies? These are the important questions to be
investigated with regard to women’s empowerment in In DR Congo and all over the
world.
We all know that girls
are now doing better at school than boys. The annual results of Secondary and
Higher Secondary Board examinations reveal this 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. Since the
last quarter of the 20th century and more so after the opening up of die
economy, post-1991, a growing number of women have been entering into the
economic field, seeking paid work (remunerative jobs) outside the family.
Women are playing
bigger and bigger role in economic field: as workers, consumers, entrepreneurs,
managers and investors. According to a report of The Economist, ‘Women and the
World Economy’, in 1950, only one-third of American women of working age had a
paid job. 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.
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.
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Empowering
women to participate fully in economic life across all sectors is
essential to build stronger economies, achieve internationally agreed
goals for development and sustainability, and improve the quality of
life for women, men, families and communities.
The private sector is a key partner in efforts to advance gender equality and empower women. Current research demonstrating that gender diversity helps businesses perform better signals that self-interest and common interest can come together. Yet, ensuring the inclusion of women’s talents, skills and energies—from executive offices to the factory floor and the supply chain—requires intentional actions and deliberate policies.
- See more at: http://www.unwomen.org/en/partnerships/businesses-and-foundations/womens-empowerment-principles#sthash.DUlLToFS.dpuf
The private sector is a key partner in efforts to advance gender equality and empower women. Current research demonstrating that gender diversity helps businesses perform better signals that self-interest and common interest can come together. Yet, ensuring the inclusion of women’s talents, skills and energies—from executive offices to the factory floor and the supply chain—requires intentional actions and deliberate policies.
- See more at: http://www.unwomen.org/en/partnerships/businesses-and-foundations/womens-empowerment-principles#sthash.DUlLToFS.dpuf
Empowering
women to participate fully in economic life across all sectors is
essential to build stronger economies, achieve internationally agreed
goals for development and sustainability, and improve the quality of
life for women, men, families and communities.
The private sector is a key partner in efforts to advance gender equality and empower women. Current research demonstrating that gender diversity helps businesses perform better signals that self-interest and common interest can come together. Yet, ensuring the inclusion of women’s talents, skills and energies—from executive offices to the factory floor and the supply chain—requires intentional actions and deliberate policies.
- See more at: http://www.unwomen.org/en/partnerships/businesses-and-foundations/womens-empowerment-principles#sthash.DUlLToFS.dpuf
The private sector is a key partner in efforts to advance gender equality and empower women. Current research demonstrating that gender diversity helps businesses perform better signals that self-interest and common interest can come together. Yet, ensuring the inclusion of women’s talents, skills and energies—from executive offices to the factory floor and the supply chain—requires intentional actions and deliberate policies.
- See more at: http://www.unwomen.org/en/partnerships/businesses-and-foundations/womens-empowerment-principles#sthash.DUlLToFS.dpuf
Empowering
women to participate fully in economic life across all sectors is
essential to build stronger economies, achieve internationally agreed
goals for development and sustainability, and improve the quality of
life for women, men, families and communities.
The private sector is a key partner in efforts to advance gender equality and empower women. Current research demonstrating that gender diversity helps businesses perform better signals that self-interest and common interest can come together. Yet, ensuring the inclusion of women’s talents, skills and energies—from executive offices to the factory floor and the supply chain—requires intentional actions and deliberate policies.
- See more at: http://www.unwomen.org/en/partnerships/businesses-and-foundations/womens-empowerment-principles#sthash.DUlLToFS.dpuf
The private sector is a key partner in efforts to advance gender equality and empower women. Current research demonstrating that gender diversity helps businesses perform better signals that self-interest and common interest can come together. Yet, ensuring the inclusion of women’s talents, skills and energies—from executive offices to the factory floor and the supply chain—requires intentional actions and deliberate policies.
- See more at: http://www.unwomen.org/en/partnerships/businesses-and-foundations/womens-empowerment-principles#sthash.DUlLToFS.dpuf
