A Vital Role
WOMEN's role in the society has its own importance and so is
the amount of suffering, misery, humiliation and discrimination that they have to undergo
quite shocking. Untold number of women have had to face problems like having to work for
longer hours as compared to men and despite the fact that the family cannot run without
them they are often marginalised in most of the cases. The one important factor that has
worked against the women is that a majority of them have not seen the light of education.
All the talks of empowerment do not make sense unless the women themselves come forward to
capitalise on the available opportunities. But for all this to happen in the way
envisaged, education is necessary. The government, of course, has made certain provisions
for educating the girl child which is commendable. However, the task requires greater
commitment and effort as the society looks for increasing the pace of development in the
next decade. As a step towards meeting the high aspirations of the country, the government
has always implemented the 29-point educational reform policy. With the target of
'education for all by 2015', the commitment is clear but the whole thing hinges on the
sincerity to purpose.
Once the girls are at par in education to that of boys then
there will be no such thing like gender inequality. To make achievement in the real sense
in this direction much effort and other resources are needed. Though Nepal lacks adequate
resources, mainly financial, a judicious use is advisable with focus on making everyone
able to respond to the development requirement of the country.
The demand for making the women's representation in the government-Maoist peace talks must
be taken seriously if the empowerment of women is what we desire. This means that those
who have seen at close quarters the devastating effects of violence too would be able to
voice what they think is right. It will be another sphere where the women's role will be
seen as important. With the development in the status of women in the country, their
exploitation will see a natural death.
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