The Hindu : `Women will play more important role in future'

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Sunday, Mar 07, 2004

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`Women will play more important role in future'

By Our Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI, MARCH 6. Social mobilisation of women, owing to the combined efforts of the government and non-government organisations has substantially improved their visibility and increased their bargaining power. However, social customs weighing against women have refused to yield; crime and harassment persist and their political empowerment still a far cry despite the fact women occupy important places in all spheres— governance, industry, judiciary, media and others. "Technology and globalisation are the key drivers of the present-day world, both mutually reinforcing and together speeding up social change as never before. The Indian woman has generally been on the defensive and has appeared as a victim of these forces.'' These were the observations of Poornima Advani, Chairperson, National Commission for Women (NCW) in a message on the eve of International Women's Day.

"As an inheritor of a civilisation which regarded the world as a family, she will soon use these as her allies in her quest for equality and dignity. She has to mine for the best in her traditional culture and at the same time keep her windows open to influences from across the globe. Then only shall we realise our vision of the Indian woman of today -- culturally rooted and globally oriented,'' she said. While pointing out that mankind has reached a stage where its survival depended on changing the very paradigm of existence from exploitation to harmonisation, she said it entailed establishing accord among human beings.

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