WHY IS WOMEN EMPOWERMENT SIGNIFICANT

Women's empowerment has become a significant topic of discussion in development and economics. Economic empowerment allows women to control and benefit from resources, assets, and income. It also aids the ability to manage risk and improve women's well-being. It can result in approaches to support trivialized genders in a particular political or social context. This article will explore us more on the significance of women empowerment. 

     Before diving into the Significance of women empowerment, let's talk about the meaning of women empowerment. Women's empowerment (or female empowerment) may be defined in several ways, including accepting women's viewpoints, making an effort to seek them and raising the status of women through education, awareness, literacy, and training.Women's empowerment equips and allows women to make life-determining decisions through the different societal problems . Women empowerment helps boost women's status through literacy, education, training and awareness creation.Furthermore, women's empowerment refers to women's ability to make strategic life choices that were previously denied them. 

          Empowering women is essential to the health and social development of families, communities and countries. When women are living safe, fulfilled and productive lives, they can reach their full potential. contributing their skills to the workforce and can raise happier and healthier children. They are also able to help fuel sustainable economies and benefit societies and humanity at large. A key part of this empowerment is through education. Girls who are educated can pursue meaningful work and contribute to their country’s economy later in life. They are also four times less likely to get married young when they have eight years of education, meaning that they and their families are healthier. When women and girls are supported, they gain opportunities to speak up for their rights, and also to advocate for their communities. They are also able to rise in social standing, and they can feed this into future generations.

This means women’s organisations, women’s empowerment policies and women’s charities can gain momentum and contribute to a stronger world .without women empowerment you will not be able to know the intelligence of women . If they are allowed to take responsibilities as men do, they can showcase their talents to the society .Empowering women is a major movement and is crucial key in achieving a more peaceful and prosperous world.

SHODUNKE RUKAYAT ADEBUKOLA

Lagos State University, PMB 0001, Badagry Expressway, Ojo.