Empowerment of women
in Bangladesh
Empowerment means the process of giving power or
authority to the powerless. And empowerment of women indicates a process which
helps women get the opportunity to join the workforce and social affairs.
In the past women were confined within the four walls
. They were kept away from out-of-home productive work. The hearth was their
workplace and so cooking , cleaning , washing giving birth and rearing children
become their jobs . Men become the wage earners and all other responsibilities
were imposed on them . It Bangladesh
the women are still lagging behind .
Women are the worst sufferers in Bangladesh . Superstition and
religious dogmas are belting their position
and dignity . The birth of a girl child in a poor family is not regarded
as good . Parents think that the birth of a girl child will add to their
sufferings . Very often they do not think of sending their girl to school .
They are married off in their tender age . In her father in-law’s house she is
not treated well and she is often tortured and mistreated by her husband and
others for dowry.
In society women are no less important than men .
About half of our total population is women . So it cannot be denied that they
too possess equal rights and duties as men . They also have ability and if they
get opportunity , they can also work like men . That is why keeping aloof a
half of its total population , no nation can make the real progress. So,
women’s empowerment is a must .
Women’s condition has changed greatly during the last
few decades . At present women are playing important roles in all spheres of
life . They have come out of the four walls and are working hand in land with
men in all spheres of work . Proper steps should be taken for the empowerment
of women . We should make our women conscious of the socio-economic development
of the county . They should be made self-reliant by impartation to them proper
knowledge and employment . Our social prejudices regarding the girls must be
changed .
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