Mahatma Gandhi, a prominent leader in India’s fight for independence, was also a strong advocate for women’s rights and empowerment. Throughout his life, Gandhi recognized the immense potential of women and fought for their equal treatment and opportunities.
Gandhi believed that women had a crucial role to play in India’s struggle for independence, and he actively encouraged their participation in political and social activism. He recognized that women had been historically marginalized and believed that their empowerment was essential for the growth and development of India as a whole.
In his autobiography, “The Story of My Experiments with Truth,” Gandhi wrote, “To call woman the weaker sex is a libel; it is man’s injustice to woman. If by strength is meant moral power, then woman is immeasurably man’s superior.”
Gandhi also spoke out against practices such as child marriage and the dowry system, which he believed were harmful to women’s rights and wellbeing. He worked tirelessly to raise awareness about these issues and encouraged women to speak out against them.
Gandhiji believed that India’s salvation depends on the sacrifice and enlightenment of her women. He saw man and women as equals, complementing each other. Here are some inspiring women empowerment quotes by none other than our Mahatma Gandhi which gives you an extra dose of encouragement to help you acheive your goals
For the courage of self-sacrifice, woman is any time superior to man, as I believe man is to woman for the courage of the brute.
The real ornament of a woman is her character
Languages proclaim that woman is half of man, and by parity of reasoning, man is half of woman.
A fearless woman who knows that her purity is her best shield can never be dishonoured.
The duty of motherhood, which the vast majority of woman will always undertake, requires the qualities which men need not possess.
The woman who knows and fulfils her duty realizes her dignified status.
Woman is, by habit or nature, queen of the household. She is not designed to organize on a large scale.
Woman is more fitted than man to make exploration and take bolder action in nonviolence.
Woman is the companion of man, gifted with equal mental capacity…If by strength is meant moral power, then woman is immeasurably man’s superior…If non-violence is the law of our being, the future is with women.
To call woman the weaker sex is a libel; it is man’s injustice to woman. If by strength is meant moral power, then woman is immeasurably man’s superior.
There is no occasion for women to consider themselves subordinate or inferior to men.
If she [woman] is weak in striking, she is strong in suffering
Woman, I hold, is the personification of self-sacrifice, but unfortunately today she does not realize what a tremendous advantage she has over man. As Tolstoy used to say, they are laboring under the hypnotic influence of man. If they would realize the strength of non-violence they would not consent to be called the weaker sex.
