Women’s Day 2022: These Indian organisations are helping empower women in various ways
India has a complicated track record when it comes to women’s rights and women’s empowerment. But now, many social organisations are tirelessly working to put an end to promoting equality, supporting women and fairness in wages, in behaviour, and with opportunities have spent years putting women’s rights at the forefront of their missions.
This has been progressed over the last decades: More girls are going to school, fewer girls are forced into early marriage, more women can be seen in positions of leadership, and laws are being reformed to advance gender equality.
Despite these gains, many challenges remain: discriminatory laws and social norms remain pervasive, women continue to be underrepresented at all levels of political leadership, and 1 in 5 women and girls between the ages of 15 and 49 report experiencing physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner within a 12-month period.
The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic could reverse the limited progress that has been made on gender equality and women’s rights. The coronavirus outbreak exacerbates existing inequalities for women and girls across every sphere from health and the economy to security and social protection.
NGOs in India have spread like wildfire in the last decades. They are becoming the lifeline of marginalized and disadvantaged communities, giving people a reason to live.