Respect and equal treatment of women are necessary ingredients

• Outcomes of Democracy (C10)

‘Respect and equal treatment of women are necessary ingredients of a democratic society’. Examine the statement.

Answer

1. Economic independence or access to an inherited or self-generated income is considered to be the major means of empowering women.

2. Equal political and civil rights as men.

3. Ways of autonomy and freedom.

4. Distributive justice to reduce inequalities in resources and power.

5. Love, universal brotherhood, sincerity, honesty and integrity of character, firm attitude of rendering help.

6. Removing social evils including violence, torture, humiliation, etc.