PEARL Multidisciplinary Journal
Abstract
Today more than ever before, there is ‘gender amidst the scenario of concern’. That is because of the fact that despite centuries of feminist struggles, voices from the margin etc, the present era of neo-liberalism is not free from ‘contradictory’ practices by state and non-state actors as far as women’s issues are concerned. Schemes for women and girl child, and programmes for women entrepreneurship development cannot change the big picture: women are either victimised or caricatured. What is more alarming is that, many perceive feminism to be an outdated ideology at the most to be discussed by women only. This paper tries to relocate feminism in the context of both Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals. Taking cue from the global recognition of women’s rights as human rights since 1993, human rights are essential for dignified human existence encompassing rights for fulfilling basic needs as well as for the development of human potential and personality. It is argued that if ‘empowerment’ has to be realised through education for women, then that education has to deal with human rights in general and women’s human rights in particular. In addition the paper also examines the status and rights of Indian women, with a glimpse into the future.
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Keywords
Education, Empowerment, Equality, Sustainable Development.
Author Affiliations
Dr V Basil Hans1 , Sowjanya S Shetty M2 , Raghavendra Rao3
1. Associate Professor and Head, Dept. of Economics, St Aloysius Evening College, Mangaluru.
Email: vbasilhans@yahoo.com
2. Lecturer in Economics, Poornaprajna College Udupi
3. Lecturer in Economics, Dr NSAM First Grade College, Nitte.
Dates
February 2017
Volume 3
No 1
