Women Empowerment and Social Change: An Examination of Affirmative Action
- NLR Journal
- Mar 15
- 2 min read
By Ankita Bhushan, Advocate*.
Abstract
Across societies, the human population is commonly dichotomised into male and female categories. The biological fact of sex has created much difference between them. The aims & objectives, desires and aspirations, duties and responsibilities, dress styles and behavioural patterns, roles and statuses of men and women are different. The history of humanity has yet to witness a time when men and women were treated with equal regard and granted identical statuses. Women continue to strive for a life of equality, but societal and systemic barriers persist, preventing them from achieving parity with men, this does not mean that men and women represent two different cultures as such. While significant headway has been achieved, the complete realisation of women's human rights has yet to be attained. Women continue to face widespread human rights abuses and violations around the world. The concept of women's human rights must strike a balance between being a practical, achievable goal and a transformative, revolutionary ideal.
Women should be mobilized and empowered to drive policy and legislative changes at all levels, from local to international, and to play a key role in grassroots organizing and social movements. Women's human rights provide a unifying framework, bridging the gap between recognizing rights, analyzing experiences, and mobilizing for transformative change that promotes gender equality and social justice. By invoking human rights principles, women can redefine their lives on their own terms, asserting their autonomy, dignity, and worth as individuals and as a collective.
This paper aims to discuss and highlights on the status of women in the society and the social inequality which they are facing and at the end will appraise the affirmative action’s being made in favour of the women both at national and international level.
* The author has completed her B.A LL.B., LL.M. (Corporate and Commercial Laws) from Chanakya National Law University, Patna.
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