Empowerment alone cannot help our women.

Introduction
The frequent occurrences that are occasionally published are sad evidence that crimes against women are still committed in this day and age. Women’s empowerment is an important driver of change, but it is not the only factor in finding a solution; first and foremost, attitudes must shift so that everyone, male or female, is respected.

Upbringing – it’s impact
For a nation like India where everyone brags about their values and beliefs, this should have been quite simple. Unfortunately, the events show precisely the opposite. Changing mindsets won’t be simple, especially because we think of ourselves as civilised (but are we?). Parents must establish this framework of values and beliefs from the very beginning of rearing their children. Later on, this ought to be incorporated into the educational system. Later, in government and corporate employment, this should also be covered by human resource development.

Requirement of legal enforcement
There should be adequate police and legal action to ensure that no one may commit a crime against a woman, live to repeat the offence, or be set free. The law should have the flexibility to impose punishments that serve as examples for other people. Consider the December 16th incident and the Nirbhaya case. Currently, the court system does not punish children, claiming that they are underage, in the same way as adults. What if the judicial system had the authority to sentence offenders to life in jail and family planning? How can the punishment be any less severe when the offender is performing the crime in such a violent manner that they hardly qualify as humans?

Amendments required at the level of security forces
It should be mandatory that such complaints be handled by female police, as there have been instances of police personnel reliving the crime with the complainant, sheltering the offenders, and making it difficult for women to seek justice. There should be at least one senior female police officer in every police station. There should be additional channels for complaints, and it’s likely that one complaint should be shared or brought up with various authorities (for example, a copy to the district magistrate, district collector, home ministry, police commissioner, etc.) in the hopes that they will act honestly out of concern that one or more of them might not cooperate in obscuring the crime.

Role of Society
It is necessary for everyone to understand that everyone has a right to live with dignity and in freedom; simply empowering women is not enough. As a member of a civilised society, each person has expectations for how the rest of society should behave as well as expectations for how he or she should behave. While they can be asked to stay watchful and make an effort to patrol as much ground as they can, it is not practicable to assign a police constable to every lady in the nation.

Each person has a responsibility to speak out against crime. If you become aware of an incident, alert others and try to assist because tomorrow, it might happen to someone you care about and someone else might be there to assist with a same outlook.

Self Defence – the supreme power
The day when women degraded themselves is long gone. Society today is considerably more conscious and attentive. We have done a good job of combating female foeticide, which was very common in the 1980s. The male to female ratio in the nation has been considerably disturbed during this period, which saw a profound upheaval. To defend their girl child, women have mustered a lot of fortitude. Additionally, our society has envisioned women overcoming oppressive social, moral, and superstitious traditions and rituals like sati and child marriage. We grew up with widow remarriage and the introduction of divorce into society to free women from their difficult unsuitable lives.

In order to speak out against the crime, women should visualise their power and do it with absolute confidence. The violence related to rape and sexual assault cases has severely weakened women’s influence and self-assurance in society. Males have been outmuscling us physically, but they are aware that they will lose the battle if they can’t match a woman’s intellect and willpower.

Girls and women can protect themselves and people around them from approaching danger by being taught self-defense techniques as early as the school years. The implementation of mandatory military training for all citizens might be quite beneficial for surviving in such a brutal, flesh-eating civilization. In order to defend themselves from the sadist, inhumane wicked elements that roam society and protect our homeland from similar elements that roam the globe, females will be taught self-defense.

Empowerment and reservation
Making reservations is most definitely not a way to empower women. Instead, the word “reservation” itself classifies women as belonging to the less privileged segment of society. Politicians use the ridiculous reservation policies to mobilise their support base. It’s not a good indicator for a developing country to allocate reservations for women based only on the differences in tax brackets and income tax deductions. Although many women today advocate for equality, we scarcely hear anyone calling for the elimination of the reservation rule. Despite the fact that the race was rigged, everyone wants to make the most of their opportunity. Another example of gender discrimination in society is reservation.

Conclusion
To be more specific, in order for women to feel confident in the society, they must be aware of both their strengths and weaknesses. They can work on them and find a solution to change the situation the more they can analyse their genuine shortcomings. If we try to find a back door entry for escaping the situation in a simple and pleasant way instead of addressing reality head-on, then we cannot actually resolve the current situation and assist the Indian women. It is past time for our women to examine themselves, feed off of their positive attributes, and combat social ills rather than whining about reservations and female empowerment.