Women empowerment and social Justice Shukla Aditya*, Senior Lecturer, Ratan Bhoopendra**, Lecturer, Maurya Sangeeta***, Lecturer * Deptt. of Humanities & Applied Science, Science & Technology. Mohanlalganj, Lucknow ** Deptt of ECE and Value Education Cell, both in College of Engineering, Science & Technology. Mohanlalganj, Lucknow *** Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi, (India) Online published on 16 February, 2012. Abstract Women bear almost all responsibility for meeting basic needs of the family, yet are systematically d enied the resources, information and freedom of action they need to fulfill this responsibility. Of the 1.3 billion people who live in absolute poverty around the globe, 70 percent are women. For these women, poverty doesn't just mean scarcity and want. It means rights denied, opportunities curtailed and voices silenced. Since the start of the human race, man and woman were the path bearers of the civilization to exist and procure cohabitation, progeny and marital bliss. Women were the Idols and as said, “Yatra Naaryasthu poojyanthe Ramanethe thatra devathaha” It means: Where women are treated with dignity and womanhood is worshipped, there roam the Gods. Medieval Indian Women, Scholars believe that in ancient India, the women enjoyed equal status with men in all fields of life. However, some others hold contrasting views. Works by ancient Indian grammarians such as Patanjali and Katyayana suggest that women were educated in the early Vedic period. Rig-Veda verses suggest that the women married at a mature age and were probably free to select their husband. Scriptures such as Rig Veda and Upanishads mention several women sages and seers, notably Gargi and Maitreyi. Top Keywords Women Empowerment, Social Justice, Poverty. Top |