Women Empowerment - A Cause for Increasing Divorce Rate in India

In the home cooperation between men and women is decreasing and competition between the genders is increasing. I believe this is the main reason for the increase in divorce rates and the breakdown of the family unit.

If this continues both men and women will become unsatisfied and the future generations will be raised by single parents. Media has the power to manipulate our emotions and turn each other against each other. This has been happening for many more years in western countries and Japan than in India and we can see the negative effects in their societies. We don't have to be like them.

We can learn from their mistakes before it is too late. A growing number of people in these societies now are speaking up about what has gone wrong. In India itself people are opening their eyes to what is happening in reality.

It is true that due to women empowerment divorce, hate of marriage, increased fastly. Women just wants each & every "rights" (Aadhikar) over man but not each & every "duties" (Kartavya/Farz) as men.

This is unfortunate for Indian marriage that just with marriage women gets all rights from men & men gets all duties for women.

Nowadays maximum of the women are working to support their families financially. It could be for er children, husband or immediate family (mother and siblings where there is no earning member).

Women empowerment isn't causing much of the divorces, I feel most of it is due to the outdated thinking such as 'Women need to take care of the house' or 'Wives are just for free laundry and to produce children'. Most of the women are mentally harassed by in laws which causes them to give up at some point.

Hi friends,

I may correct your points for given topic. In India where the society has divided the family into some parts after the marriage. After marriage the husband in India usually works and the women take care of the children. Moreover to run a family both social and economic balance is needed so the society has done the work that economically the family would be run by man and social care would be taken by the woman.

But if the women empowerment goes on like this only then this balance would be disturbed and it may lead to increase in divorce.

I think woman empowerment is a reason for the change in their mindset.

Its because of the fruitful initiatives that woman has come to know that she is no more just a mere human being but a human being with great potential. However divorce has come because woman have lost the power to tolerate wrong doings or lost the patience to bear unruliness from their partners. But it is not because of the empowerment or not because they learnt or acquired it from the media or from the western countries. But because woman feels that instead of spending a life of compromise with their partner, why can't they lead a carefree life earning and leading a life they wanted.

However there are very few women who are so audacious that they divorce just for reasons that they don't get satisfied by their partners. But in general women empowerment has got nothing to do with divorce.

We all worship with awe the woman deities and ask for strength from them. Then the same thing must happen in India. Woman should not be looked upon as God but be given respect and be thought as a human being with great talents and not the soft flesh.

I completely disagree democracy defines equal rights for men and women democracy do not follow any type of genderism. Divorce depends on the decision of both the parties the problem is with society not with empowering women.

Every women has a rights and freedom. They are also god's creatures. Men and women are human beings. My point is to divorce occurs because of the arrogance, ego, not understandable and compliment. In the world all are equal. They should achieve anything.

Women empowerment are not reason for the divorce. Divorce depends not only women. If women have a empower, they would like to bold. They can follow cultures and traditions of family backgrounds.

Every women has a rights and freedom. Women also a human being. Divorce occurs because of no understandings, ego, patience and arrogance. Divorce is not related to women. It depends on both. Due to misunderstanding, it would occur. When women get empower, they would do proper.

Women empowerment, educating women, giving equal power and opportunities in the hands of women. Whereas causes for divorce are not compatible, ill treated, dowry etc. The both the term here relates as "education to oppose the injustice". No doubt women empowerment is increasing number of divorces just because women today know what are their values. What are their rights. They are not a slave who are meant to bear all the crimes silently.

Women empowerment itself teach women, rise above the fear and speak against the wrong. Also if we take in a positive side women empowerment is leading towards happy life as no more today India is a male dominating society. An educated women can better take care of her family. She is not bounded against the forced decision of her family.

She can give her own decision of liking or liking and can choose her better partner which in future avoids divorce. We have many such good examples like Kiran Bedi, Kalpana Chawla, Sunita Williams etc. This shows that women empowerment is just reduce compromise, women are not meant for compromise.

Thank you.

Yes I partially agree with that it is one of the cause for divorce cases in India I explain I woman empowerment. They fell greater than to gents. They do comparison all those things like cooking, baby care etc., they fell also earn money is equal to you. So why I do all works you have also do works is equal. This is the working woman attitude life is compromise. So any one compromise those things you life happy for life long.