India, July 10 -- In a country where the culture of arranged and forced marriage is the norm, marrying for love is an exception, and divorce or choosing to remain single is associated with social stigma; it can be argued that a financially empowered woman is better positioned to reverse these traditional social dynamics and bring about social change in the right direction.
However, the uphill battle for females to gain an education and financial freedom is an arduous journey. It is worth noting that merely gaining knowledge and earning a paycheck does not necessarily translate to having complete autonomy. Long-established egregious sociocultural attitudes and traditions continue to suppress and subjugate women to this day.
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