Casteism and Women Empowerment: An Introspection

Abstract

Women are the integral part of the society. Society can’t be an ideal society without the contribution made by the women. In the matter of active women empowerment in the society the contribution of law deserves a special remark at national and international level.

The pervasive inequalities existing in the societies are the basic gender issues that lead to deprivation of human rights for woman. Without human rights they can’t have security of life and liberty as well as a dignified existence and they neither can realize their full potential as human beings nor can function as full citizens, participating in all the processes that contribute towards the social progress of a country. Besides all the feminine legislations, international law and covenants and though judiciary has also played an active role with the spirit of judicial activism; still, the euphoria to justice for woman is seems to be a vague discourse without social transformation. Social transformation seeks for active participation of both the sex to move forward towards the ideal of woman empowerment and gender justice in their true sense.

Therefore, in this paper various dimensions relating to women has been analyzed at the various stages and steps and also provided certain remedial or suggestive measures to improve the conditions of women which will ultimately lead to the betterment of the conditions of women in the society and then only the women will be empowered in the true sense of the term.