For any civilized human being,
the word “human” is always gender specific to male. If someone is asked about
the evolution of human, he/she thinks about the males only. Apart from the
psychological point of view, we in India are lagging behind in basic
socio-economic development particularly in women specific issues. If some woman
fights for her own rights she has to cross paraphernalia of different boundaries
of restriction.
The case is also similar in lion’s
cases. Usually it is observed that both Male and female lions live in a large
group named a pride with their cubs. The number of lionesses- mostly related,
e.g. sisters, aunts, niece etc in a pride can be from two to twenty. This
number can vary on the availability of food in the area. In case of scarcity of
foods, some females will have to disperse and find another pride. There is no
hierarchy among females and no two are likely to be found together more than
half the time.
All female residents know one
another and when they meet, the lion greeting ceremony (rubbing and low
purring) reaffirms their social ties. If a female shows no self assurance to
meet and greet, this sends a signal that it doesn't belong in the pride and is
treated as an intruder. Females are mainly the hunters of the pride, while
males only hunt when a big kill is involved or the females have not given him a
free lunch. The females usually hunt in a group (3 to 8 females) for there is a
higher chance of the kill being successful. One theory these sociable cats hunt
together is to control exclusive hunting grounds and to share food with
relatives.
In India, enacting Schemes and Policies
are the emblems of new Governments coming in power. Modi Government has a
strong vision to build a strong manufacturing network in India. Empowering MSME
sectors is a good thing, but it would be better if it is gender balanced. As
our society does not accept the socioeconomic status of women easily, there is a
strong need for the women empowerment for the up-liftment of women status. Women-owned
businesses make up one of the fastest growing segments of microenterprise in
Latin America and the Caribbean, where women own and operate 30-60 percent of
such companies, although initially they often face even greater obstacles than
their male counterpane in getting credit from formal sources. In India there
should be provision for adequate skill development training along with credit
support to the women for start up their microenterprise. NRLM in recent past
proved the success of women empowerment through SHG-bank linkage and capital
investment fund. So we need to encourage the women participants in this context
for a sustainable business growth.
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