Women empowerment is not just a social ideal but a basis for fair, progressive and sustainable society. Women empowerment through education, equal opportunities and liberty of choices benefits entire communities. Empowered women contribute more effectively to the economy, bring up healthier families, and actively participate in decision making processes that determine the future.
Despite progress, many women around the world still face discrimination, violence, and limited access to education and employment. Not only do they limit individuals, but they also limit nations. Empowerment changes this by giving women the confidence, skills and rights to stand for themselves and others.
Education is thus instrumental in imparting knowledge, fostering self-reliance and providing pathways for leadership to women. Women empowerment also fosters gender equality, which is a prerequisite for social justice. Gender equality also ensures social justice. Women empowerment also leads to gender equality as it gives room for men and women to be treated equally, which is key in social justice as societies become balanced and harmonious when there is equality among genders.
Ultimately, empowerment of women is empowerment of humanity. Ultimately, empowering women is empowering humanity (ibid). Unless women are given equal space to grow, lead and succeed, true development is impossible.
