Woman Empowerment & Hygine
Wrinkles will only go where the smiles have been
Women are the active agents of conservation and restoration of environment. Globally researchers have been trying their level best to link gender equality with balanced environment and to portray how degrading environmental situations can result in the enhancement of men- women gap as well as refusal to women’s rights.
The main reason behind examining the issue of women and environment is to show the role of women in the development of a balanced sustainable environment. For example, in India women are seen to be attached with forest environment sometimes for household chores and sometimes due to their mother kind of love.
Confirmed the need for gender analysis and gender mainstreaming in all efforts and the recognition of women’s land rights. But growing population and technological advancement are continuously putting a strain in the environment and on country’s natural resources.
The interdependence of women with nature can be evolved from the following observations
1. Women are having base and skills for natural resource management.
2. Women are better managers for natural resources
3. Women have sensitiveness towards environment.
4. Women have high ecological consciousness
Women are regarded as the best caretakers of environment since ancient days. Women play the most important role in managing environment.
Women and environment are closely bounded and intimate relation between women and nature led to the emergence of theory of eco-feminism, which is a field bridging ecological ethics and feminism that seeks to explore the conceptual connections between environmental degradation and sexist oppression [4]. Women through their role as farmers and collectors of water and fire-woods have a close connection with their local environment, women and children as well as marginalized sections are the prime victims of environmental degradation especially at times of natural disasters.