A Presentation

On the Topic
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Women Empowerment

Presented By: Parul Dhiman Ila Sharma Priyanka Bitten Homi Nath

Introduction
Women is the most significant and splendid creation of God. She gives colour and variety to earthly life and fills it with aesthetic dimension. But the same women who bears and rears man from infancy and provides him with emotional and psychological feeling is craving for her rightful, dignified and decent place in society.

What do you think empowerment means?

Empowerment refers to increasing the spiritual, political, social, educational, gender, or economic strength of individuals and communities.

What do we include in women empowerment?

a. Womens security b. Decision-making power c. Mobility

History of women in India

Vedic Period Mughal and British Rule Post Independence

Status of women in India

Women who are employed in India only 64.2 % of those are earning cash as compared to 91.5% of men who are employed. 34% of women in rural go to market alone as compared to 64% of urban area. In rural area 15% of women dont even go to market while in urban area this stat is 7%. Our constitution supports equality of women by its articles number 14,15,16,19,23,25 and 39.

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A survey has shown that 9 out of 10 in urban women are sexually harassed Moreover 63% of them are harassed frequently or occasionally.

Some other facts About Women

Problems a woman faces

Dowry system Child marriage Sexual harassment Female infanticide and sex selective abortions Domestic violence Trafficking i.e. forcing women towards prostitution, domestic work or child labour.

Problems that women face in corporate

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Family ties Male dominated society Lack of education Social barriers Tough competition Limited mobility Despite all of these problems, there are some inspiring and motivating women who have proved that women will not be lagging behind men anymore

Mother Teresa

Pratibha Patil

Kiran Bedi

Sonia Gandhi

Benazir Bhutto

Aishwariya Rai

Shovana Narayan

Sudha Chandran Anushka Shankar Asha Bhonsle Lata Mangeshkar

Shobha de

Kalpana Chawla

Saina Nehwal

Sania Mirza

Sunita Williams

Some Corporate Trend-setter Women

How to fix the problems?

One of the strategies is EDUCATION that builds a positive self-image and boosts self confidence and develops their ability to think critically. Setting up of Women cells. Equal inheritance in parents property. Providing self-employment through credit and training. Equal wages and job opportunities

Steps taken by our govt. to eradicate gender inequality

Our constitution Indira Mahila Yojna Rashtriya Mahila Kosh, Mahila Samridhi Yojana, Self help groups at Panchayat level and many more. National Womens Commission and State Womens Commissions National Policy for the Empowerment of women (2001)

More suggestions for women empowerment

Create a gender sensitive educational system. Potential contribution of microfinance programmes to women empowerment. A childcare centre at the workplace. Gender wage gap should be checked. Liberation from male chauvinism. Improve the quality of education.