Sensitising Women On Their Own
Women power is crucial to the economic growth of any country. Our constitution has granted equal rights to women but in fact they are subjected to differential treatments. A female baby is still unwanted. A girl does not enjoy as much care and attention of her parents as a boy enjoyed. India cannot prosper as a nation unless and until efforts are being made to empower women so that there is equal participation of women in economic growth of the country. Women’s human rights include the rights to equality, to dignity, autonomy, information and bodily integrity and respect for private life and the highest attainable standard of health, including sexual and reproductive health, without discrimination; as well as the right to freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. Reproductive rights rest on the recognition of the basic right of all couples and individuals to decide freely and responsibly the number, spacing and timin...