Empowerment can be said to be the process of becoming stronger and more confident, especially in controlling one’s life and claiming one’s rights. Today’s girls are the women of tomorrow. To empower them, inequality and gender gaps must be reduced, which will culminate in strong women leaders. Empowering a girl child means empowerment in all aspects of their identity. It is about empowering girls to let them take their own decisions. Nurturing the girl child is a way of insuring the future against absenteeism of women from different socio-political and economical spheres of the country.
Society says girls are not inferior to boys, but what are they getting from the society? The undeniable truth though, is that a lot of girls never get what they truly deserve. Gender bias, culturally imbibed malpractices, human trafficking, child marriage, poor health and sanitation are some of the numerous problems that continue to cause troubles for girls.The biggest of them all, is lack of education. To solve problems, we need to be able to identify them first. A lack of education prevents many girls from doing this. Without knowing their rights, they can never bridge the gap to their dreams.
There are factors that can help bring success in women empowerment. They are:
Adapt content so that it is meaningful for them.
- Create a safe environment for them to share and learn.
- Be gender-sensitive
- Provide them with access and tools for sharing
- Build partnerships
- Provide the right blend of technologies.
- Ensure sustainability.
Also, it is very important that the woman of the house should be a key decision-maker in the family. If the child sees her mother being given importance in the family and making decisions, she will be empowered to do the same when she is older.”