#Unemployment Q- Has Increased access to employment opportun | UPSC Essay Model Answers
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Q- Has Increased access to employment opportunities, financial independence and educational attainments enabled women in urban India to exercise their freedom and agency?
Answer -
Increased employment opportunities, financial independence and education attainment are the precipitation of the Urbanisation and Modernisation process culminating in India.
Traditional barriers are weakening and today the status of women have grown tremendously. She has her own identity, unlike hitherto, being just recognised as a daughter, sister, wife, or mother of someone. The women have empowered in all fronts i.e. politically, economically and most importantly socially.
They no longer remain dependent and subordinate to their families completely, owing to these factors. The demand of educated women has provided women, widespread employment opportunities. Today they are being recruited , even preferred over men for certain jobs.
Many women have emerged as a role model in their respective fields showcasing the capabilities and heights a women can achieve, whether it may be Kiran Bedi, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Chanda Kochar. Today women‘s role is not just confined to the drudgery of household chores.
This enables her to exercise more freedom , gain more voice and
partnership in decision making. Even they represent politically, whether in state or central legislature elections. In the rural areas, where the employment opportunities are only in agriculture and petty jobs, it does not provide women with any choices or freedom to select.
On the contrary, Urban women, one due to liberal environment and second due to opportunities, has abundant options to chose as per her wish. For instance, she can become an engineer, doctor, architect, scientist, pilot, civil servant, chartered accountant, or even
open her new venture as an entrepreneur.Financial independence attained by women has gone a long way in determining their status.
They not only contribute to the family resource, rather also carry a voice in determining various matters of family. They no longer remain dependent and obliged to their family member for their financial needs. This has made them self sufficient, self reliant and self independent too. They can even now spend as per their wish and fulfil their own wishes , which have been confined for a long time owing to their dependence.
