Introduction – Women’s empowerment can be defined in different ways including women’s capability to determine their own choices, women’s basic rights, raising the status of women through awareness, education, and literacy, accepting women’s viewpoints, and many more. It is also defined as the process of equipping women with resources, capabilities, skills, and knowledge to participate in economic, social, and political spheres, and prevent gender inequalities. Women empowerment also allows women to make life-determining decisions through several societal issues or problems. It also provides an opportunity to redefine gender roles that allow or provide more freedom to achieve their desired goals.

Importance of women empowerment – Women empowerment is very important for community development with several positive results and benefits are discussed below –

1. Social growth – Women’s empowerment encourages social growth or progress by transforming and challenging societal customs, practices, and attitudes, which limit women’s opportunities and basic rights. It also involves addressing gender-based violence, encouraging gender equality, raising awareness about women’s problems or difficulties, and promoting women’s basic rights.
2. Governance and Leadership – Women empowerment may empower or promote women to participate in leadership and decision-making roles inside the community that may lead to better representation and governance. If women community leaders have equal chances or opportunities for contributing their skills, viewpoints, and knowledge then decisions of the community to become more reflective and inclusive of their priorities and diverse requirements.
3. Health – Women’s empowerment may positively impact the health and well-being of women across the world. If women have access to health information, healthcare services, and reproductive basic rights then they can make their own decisions about their own health and the health of their families including their parents and children so it is beneficial for their children and parents. Guaranteeing the health and well-being of women may be beneficial in reducing child mortality rates, healthier communities, and improving people’s health outcomes.
4. Skill development and education – Women empowerment may also empower women through skill development and education which has a positive impact on community development. If the literacy rate of women is enhanced then it improves the status of women in society by doing a job in good companies and living an independent life without any support of their husbands and families and lowers the case of dowry deaths. When women are well-educated, they also acquire technical skills, knowledge, and critical thinking capabilities which allow them to make informed decisions and great contributions to their families. Independent and educated women may likely educate their children without any support from their families and husbands and also participate in community development initiatives.
5. Economic development – Women empowerment also helps in the economic growth of women across the world. If women have access to skill training, economic opportunities, and education then they may work in any company, start their own businesses, contribute to the local economy, and participate in the workforce. Independent or empowered women may lead to lower dowry deaths, reduce domestic violence, and lead to poverty reduction and economic development.
6. Politics – Women empowerment may also encourage women to participate in active politics across the world. If women are participating in politics and may become ministers then they work in the economic and social development of women. They also work to reduce the crimes and domestic violence against women, raise the issues of women in the parliament, and also solve ssues or difficulties that are related to women.