Women's Economic Empowerment

 

       Women’s Economic Empowerment

 

As you see my topic is about economic empowerment of women`s but first we should discus about women empowerment and what is it .And I hope after reading my blog you will understand why we should empower women`s and how can we.

 

Introduction

The equality and sovereignty of women and the enhancement of their political, social, economic, and health status are very significant aims in itself. In fact, it is important for sustainable growth to be accomplished. The full participation and partnership of both women and men in productive and reproductive life is required, including shared responsibility for the care and nurturing of children and for the maintenance of the household. Women face threats to their lives, health, and well-being in all parts of the world as a result of being overburdened with work and their lack of power and influence.

Achieving change requires policy and program activities that will improve women’s access to secure livelihoods and economic resources, reduce their extreme homework responsibilities, remove legal barriers to their participation in public life, and increase social awareness through effective education and mass communication programs. In addition, improving the status of women also increases their decision-making capacity at all levels in all spheres of life, particularly in the field of sexuality and reproduction. This, in effect, is essential to the long-term sustainability of community initiatives. Experience shows that the population and development programs are most effective when steps are taken simultaneously to improve the status of women.

         

 Women’s Economic Empowerment

 

 

In my thinking the first necessary thing which can do Empowerment is to increase our economic conditions .By which we can improve the society and we can empower .There are many charity society .The many charity give works do women and accordingly they make growth  How can the financial inclusion community use technology and financial services to help solve such complex problems? The not-so-simple answer is that we must connect our work to a wider theory of change that speaks to women’s economic empowerment. We must be clear about the many constraints that hold women back. But we must also be clear about the levers we can pull, both tangible and intangible, to help women find pathways to greater empowerment through financial services that meet their needs. And we must build partnerships with players outside our core areas of expertise who can help shift the levers that don’t directly relate to finance. Women’s economic empowerment is going to take more than bank accounts. But bank accounts can be powerful tools in the hands of women who are determined to take more control over their lives 

In her book, “The Moment of Lift,” Melinda Gates reflects on how long it took her to realize that empowering women was the single most powerful lever for improving the lives of all human beings. But eventually, she writes, she came to see that, “…the primary causes of poverty and illness are the cultural, financial, and legal restrictions that block what women can do – and think they can do – for themselves and their children.”

The challenge Melinda Gates describes seems like a pretty daunting one for financial services to solve. Even if we take away tangible barriers to women’s empowerment, what women and the men around them believe to be a woman’s proper role in society is a very real barrier. To create real change in women’s lives, we also have to change the barriers in people’s minds, and that is a more complex undertaking. After all, what good is a bank account or mobile wallet if a woman can’t own a mobile phone or leave the house? The complicated reality is that social norms exert a powerful influence over the roles women are expected to play in society. Women’s economic empowerment is just as entangled in social norms around health, education, family planning and childcare responsibilities as it is around issues of how women earn a living and maintain control over resources.

Women’s economic empowerment at a time of crisis: can COVID-19 be different?

COVID-19 is a health crisis with far-reaching social and economic consequences, both immediate and stretching into an unpredictable future. Investing in Women recently commissioned a rapid literature review to examine the impacts of COVID-19 and previous pandemics and recessions on the economic position of women. The study, conducted by Professor Marian Baird and Associate Professor Elizabeth Hill from the University of Sydney, also includes analysis on actual and potential impacts in Southeast Asia, as well as risks and opportunities looking ahead.

The review touched on past health crises such as Ebola and Zika and a range of past financial crises to delve into the impact of previous recessions and pandemics on women’s economic position. The findings are unequivocal: women fare worse than men, for a range of reasons. Women tend to earn less than men and have less access to productive assets than men. This limits women’s ability to develop their capabilities, make strategic choices and participate on equal terms with men.