The ways women empowerment is being obstructed! The struggle for women's empowerment is playing a vital role in ensuring the dignity and rights of women in modern society. Even after 70 years of independence, in many parts of Indian society, women are still controlled by men. While women are clamouring for the rights they deserve through women's empowerment, our society still prefers to keep women confined to their homes. Indian society has not yet been completely free from the stereotypical notion that women will only take care of the house and produce children as much as possible. In today's Indian society, the struggle for women's empowerment is facing considerable difficulties due to narrow mindset, the lack of education for women, neglected health services, adversity in the workplace, negative social attitudes towards women's safety and so on. Patriarchal mentality: The regressive thinking of Indian society is harming women The main obstacle to women's empowerment in India is the narrow-mindedness of a large section of Indian society. In our society, girls are still forced to marry under the age of 18. Practices like not allowing girls to go to school, not allowing them to work, keeping them under house arrest etc. are becoming obstacles in the way of women empowerment in this country. There is still a relentless effort in patriarchal Indian society to limit the possibility of girls' needs and qualifications in-home cooking and managing the family, in the male lineage. As a result, Indian women who are fighting for their dignity are constantly humiliated and insulted in our society. Illiteracy: The main reason behind the lack of self-awareness of women In many states of India, underage girls are still forced into child marriage. Research says only 13% of women in India have access to higher education. Most Indian women do not develop self-confidence and self-esteem due to illiteracy. They are not prepared for the realization of their own plight due to semi-education or complete ignorance. They do not realize that they are being disrespected and deprived, that they are not being given the respect they deserve, that they are being exploited and oppressed. Due to the exclusion of women from the educational opportunities required for this awakening of self-awareness and self-consciousness, Indian women have been easily oppressed for centuries. As a result, the absolute emancipation of women in our country is yet to be seen. Financial dependency: The result of illiteracy Depriving women of the opportunity to study makes them financially dependent on a known male figure throughout their lives. Most Indian women are less likely to be self-reliant as they are financially dependent on their father, brother or husband after marriage. As the place of financial self-reliance is shaky, women are left behind in their struggle for power. Women who do not have economic freedom suffer from insecurity throughout their lives. In many cases the patriarchy, which controls Indian society, takes advantage of this. In addition, many women in our country arbitrarily accept criminal acts such as domestic violence as a result of women's economic dependence. Many Indian women are unable to get out of the family just for basic daily necessities, despite being beaten by their husbands at home after marriage. While a self-sufficient woman can successfully protect her self-esteem, a jobless woman cannot. Misogynistic hostility: Insecure Social Infrastructure for Women Due to the patriarchal and backward mentality of our society, in most cases, women do not feel safe on the streets, in school-college or at work. Incidents of harassment, backlash and eve-teasing of women on the streets, in vehicles, constantly break women's morale. As a result, they themselves are often afraid to leave the house. For this, they are deprived of the opportunity to study and are forced to spend their whole lives dependent on others. The first step towards women empowerment is to ensure safety at home and on the streets for every girl in India, then the path to women empowerment in our society will be easier.
