Empowering women in the world

Women empowerment in the world cannot be treated as a uniform issue and treated with stereotyped measures. Things are different in different regions of the world and the needs are also different. We need to understand that women empowerment does not equate to a motorway where the administration of stereotypical fast-track programs will bring rapid change. Doing more in the current framework to empower some women or make informed choices in their lives is not really changing the situation on the ground. The underlying conditions affecting women in the form of prejudice and discrimination are present in the social fabric of the society and hence addressing the issue in a limited and stereotyped manner will not help in empowering women in the world. What we need today is a massive change in the structure of society, which is inherently biased towards women.