Women And Development

With time many things have changed and gotten better but in the domain of women and Development, this is unbelievably slow and limited to some women only. 40% of the world’s labour force are women including the informal work at home, in the market, or on the land.Development affects both the man and the woman differently, mostly with more of a negative impact on the woman. Everyone has noticed the fact that a woman is mostly underpaid for going to the same job as a man. This is a very common thing to see even in developed countries. 

What is meant by Women and Development?

Women and Development are two things that go hand in hand as any community cannot reach perfection only with their half population working.Women in Development is a very important concept, it is based on the recognition of status and their roles in the development of society. All communities need to make sure that their women also contribute equally to their men. Opportunities like these help in the pavement of new ways and ideas to enhance and develop the status of women in society. 

Role of Women in the Development

India is the largest democracy where almost half of the population are females. What is the status of women in the country? Is it helping the communities in growth?Amartya Sen is a Nobel Prize winner in economics and says ‘every one of us can use the good that matters, Utilities that are gotten from a loaf of bread can differ from one person to another. Every person in society has their job and has roles to fulfil, we do not have the right to differentiate between them and suppress them.Women altogether play two roles in society that is doing services as well as their household domestic chores, yet they get neglected when it comes to their contribution to society. More than half of the jobs done by women are poorly paid or unpaid. The job is not protected and all the surrounding business is informal.If the country achieves or even gets near to the goal of bringing gender equality, then it is estimated that the country will cross US$700 billion in GDP by the year 2025.

Developing Women

The Department of women and child development should make sure that the women are aware; the department should run or fund awareness programs frequently so that the knowledge is available to the maximum population.

Women and Development are the things in which we can not just depend on the government, people also need to take small steps as an individual.

• Education: It is the first step toward development. There is also a very popular quote that says, “If you educate a man, only an individual gets educated, but if you educate a woman, you educate a Nation”. If girls get educated, then they will make sure that their children also get educated. This will bring prosperity and growth to the community and also the nation 

• Appreciate and help to adjust: People need to appreciate every woman, mother, or girl. Saying thank you, showing gratitude, or giving compliments are very small steps but make a big difference, it brings a smile to their face and with that makes Confidence. Confidence to achieve something, Confidence to fight for themselves, Confidence to raise their voice

• Support the Organizations that Empower Women: You can donate money, some of your time, or bring some help to different organizations to support and empower the women in need. Even the smallest step matters

Role of the ministry of women and child development

Two-thirds of the world’s illiterate population are women. In India, the recent census has shown that still only 70% of women are educated in the country.Natural calamities and food shortages have also led to increased rates of early marriages in girls. For instance, in Uganda daughters are exchanged like commodities by their own families.The Department of Women and Child Development is a branch of the government of India which is made to regulate and implement different laws related to women and children. The ministry helps in laying the foundation for the development of the children, their education, food, health, shelter, etc.They also create awareness and also support the women and their families about child marriage, dowry act, domestic violence act so that society gets free from the social evils that affect women badly.The Department of Women and Child Development also plays a very important role in providing relief and rehabilitation to women in need. They help them to learn new skills, create awareness, and help them to improve their efficiency in the delivery of services.

Recruitment by the Women and Child Development ministry

 During the month of December-January, the Ministry of women and child development recruitment 2020 posted 6 Project Manager posts. Their eligibility criteria were age up to 55 years, Education qualification should be a master’s degree.

The Ministry of Women and Development Recruitment 2020 also announced posts for the jobs of consultant, Accountant, and many others in the same month

In the past years, the Indian Government introduced several schemes which focus on Women, the government has come forward to bring empowerment and upliftment of the women in society.

Following are some of the schemes:

• Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme: Started in 2015 in Haryana
• Working Women hostel: it helped promote safe accommodation and environment for working women
• Women Helpline Scheme: It is a 24 hours helpline that helps women affected by violence in public or private places
• STEP (Support to Training and Employment Program for Women): It provided basic training and skills so that the women could employ themselves
• SWADHAR Greh: This scheme aims to provide shelter, food, clothing, social, and health security

As women are about half of the humanities’ participation, that is why the progress of women means the progress of the world.The ministry has released a new notification related to women and child development recruitment for the year 2022 for several posts in several cities across the country.

Conclusion

As mentioned above Women and Development go together and they have a vital role to play when it comes to sustainable development and the realization of human rights for all. Equality for women in society is also important economically, politically, socially, culturally, and environmentally.