Women Empowerment - A Cause for Increasing Divorce Rate in India

If women empowerment is giving rise to divorces then men empowerment as well is giving rise to divorces. We are equally responsible. The problem is not the empowerment, the problem is with our society.

The society is so following gender-ism. If a man roams around with 3-4 girls, you call him a stud. But if a woman roams around with 3-4 guys, you call her a slut. The society has also become so geocentric.

If a guy cheats in a relationship, society supports the girl and If the girl cheats in a relationship, still the society supports the girl shame on us. Sorry for being so blunt and loud But this is the truth.

Well since many women nowadays are very independent, spoiled and selfish, certainly has a lot to do with it since many of them have a very high paying job and think their all that which their not. And comparing the women of today which they really stink unlike the real good old fashioned women of years ago that were certainly the best, and there was no such thing as a high maintenance woman back then either since most women back then I would say never knew the meaning of it, and both men and women back then had to really struggle to make ends meat.

It is a real good thing we had good women back then since most marriages in those days lasted such a very long time just like our parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles did, otherwise many of us men would have not been around today. And today for many of us good single men looking for a good woman today to settle down with, you can certainly forget about that since most women today are very pathetic.

If women empowerment doesn't allow her to take care of family and be the emotional binding point of view in the family. Then women empowerment will lead to divorce no doubt without that quality in a woman the family just acts as paying guest where people earn and live.

If family is taken as it is designed to be then women has different roles and responsibility. She is the key to happiness in the family culture. If she acts same as husband then who is going to take role of wife.

Are women ready to work and feed, and allow husbands to keep emotional and sentimental attachments of family?

If I am going to start a family, I would want my wife to look after my kids. Impart them with moral values and education. Because she would always be better at those things. Now, if some how I get married to a woman who is always worried about her career rather than her children, then I better not start a family.

In fact the risks of marriage now-a-days far outweigh the rewards. If a man thinks logically, he can get all the privileges of marriage staying single without having to worry about the risks. So why marry, and then get divorced 3 years later, lose half of your wealth, your house, your children, give alimony, give child support, go through emotional torture. Why?

Then if the wife files a false case of DV, then you and your family members get arrested without any explanation. Why would a sensible man, "who thinks in his head", would get married ?

I completely disagree from the above statement. As we are living in a democratic country where both men's and women's are given equal rights. I think all women's should be self sufficient in earning money. Because one educated women can educate whole home.

And I don't think this reason can ever lead to her divorce. Because education and knowledge only helps an individual in fulfilling their needs and to fight in today's world.

Hi everyone!

I would like to add my point's here. We all know men and women both are God's creation so they have equal rights in this society and it is not effected in increasing divorce rates. The main reason or common fact is woman's are narrow minded and possessive minded so its effected their daily life and it leads to divorce.

Hello,

Many of my dear friends got deviated from the topic, it is not about whether the women empowerment is good or bad. Our topic was does women empowerment increases the divorce rate in India and I'm in the favour of it.

As per our society marriage is something like lifetime commitment by both the partners to live together. And since years women are taught to keep this bonding forever and to adjust in every situation but what if their marriage didn't worked? what she'll do? Will she get separated?

In most of the cases answer would be no. OK so here is the reason. Women of past generations were not having the facilities of education and so they got suppressed by others as they were not aware of their rights and power.

When they got such platform become educated. Turned bold strong self dependent they started taking decisions of their life on their own rather being ruled by others and so they even big decision of divorce to make their life better afterwards. These are my views.

No, I don't think women empowerment is the cause behind marriages. Its nowhere written that men are superior than women. This concept still prevails in India which must be eradicated. Both men and women have equal rights to live their life in the way they wish.

The nation can develop faster if women in every home is educated. The family is happier if mother is educated and empowered.

Also at current time in a country like India where inflation rate is very high, a home can not run with only one source of income. If both husband and wife are earning they can enjoy a better life economically and socially. So doing a job by women is also a necessity.

Now most of the men understand the fact that just because they are physically stronger doesn't mean that they are superior. Both men and women are God's creation and so both have equal rights.

Women empowerment can lead to a better life of a family.

Hello,

Having lived and suffered in a patriarchal society for most of the history, I think it is only fair that women today are moving towards more empowerment and responsibilities. And looking at their progress we can definitely agree that women have proved that they are no less than men when it comes to handling things other than mere household work.

As for the increasing divorce rates in the country, men here are accustomed to or to rather say it is in their nature to be the sole provider in the family and have the first say in every household decision and they feel it as a blotch on their manhood when women come forward strongly with their views. It is because all this women empowerment thing (which is a good thing) is a recent phenomena and it will take some time for men to get out of this traditional viewpoint of them being the sole provider. Not to say this is the only reason but this difference of mindset leads to conflicts that ultimately results in a divorce.

But eventually with this rate of progress, women will soon enjoy the same status as men and by then men will have come out this notion of them being the superior gender and hopefully we will see a decline in divorce rates and the country will also be a better place for women to live.

I think know one is thinking about what is going to happen in future with the current trends.

1. Increase in Divorces. Don't go by %age as the population is also increasing rapidly.

2. Increase in Inter-Caste / Love marriages. May be good but most of the time fails or leads to elementary family & Ignored aged Parents without support.

3. * Increase in Unmarried individuals(Singles both men & women).

There are thousands of unmarried individuals even at the age of 40+

Reasons:

A). Unable to find suitable match (Mostly because women are more educated or economically sophisticated than men or expectations not matching of both. ).

B). Because of such incomplete laws New marriage (Amendment) bill, IPC 498a. Why should anyone take risk. I See "Live Single, Be happy" status quotes of many men. When marriage itself is sharing everything with each other, why should there be a law to specify. If specified, why it does not define something like.

1. Divorce can be possible only after 6 months of marriage(Exceptional on special cases).

2. Divorce is not possible if married for more than 10 years(I don't know what reasons can lead to divorce after living together for 10 years). They can live separate without divorce as well right.

3. Divorced within 3 years will not get the benefit of the new "Marriages Law (Amendment) Bill". However if Children are born, both take the equal responsibility of their children's. How stupid is the law which states only after 3 years of staying separate they can apply for divorce. So the law is to separate them not to keep them together.

Obvious, if the person is separating from her spouse, she has decided to live independently on her own or she can re-marry. Why should she ask for compensation or share in ex-husbands property.

4. If dowry is of a concern : Punish both Husband and wife and both their family. Because at the time of marriage they both had agreed on dowry (for whatever the reason could be), and when conflict starts only Husband and His Family are treated as accused/culprits.

One of the famous female lawyer stated on a TV news Channel that she has helped a woman to get divorce 5 times and 6th time she rejected to take-up the case. What a pity.

I would say let empowerment happen, but not in such a manner wherein Marriage itself will become History and obviously there will not be scope for Divorce :).

Best solution. Remove all laws and go in for pre-marriage agreement between boy and the girl. Precaution is better than prevention :).