WOMEN

EMPOWERMENT
Made

Made by : Pragya Kapil & Vivek kumar Thakur

INTRODUCTION
YATRA NARI ASTU PUJYANTE, RAMNATE TATRE DEVATAA.
But, today : The creature blessed with the miracle of birth is considered as a 2nd class citizen.. We have desire for a mother, a sister, a wife but not a daughter We consider woman as the guardian of the respect and honor of a family but they are seen as sexual object in our society

EMPOWERMENT DEFINATION
Chetna Sinha and her husband -both farmers --approached the Reserve Bank of India--idea of founding a bank for rural women.. Today, she is a successful entrepreneur--India's first cooperative bank for rural women -- the Manndeshi Mahila Bank.

Mrs. CHETNA SINHA

EMPOWERMENT ???

Increasing

Crime

Rate

Girl Foeticide Rate

SUGGESTIONS FOR WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

Female education
Make it mandatory for rural government employees to send their girl child to school. Increment female teachers. Improve quality of mid day meal to attract children . Professional education for married women. Gender Sensitization.
Literacy Rate in India

Healthcare
Distribute work among family members.
FEMALE CONTRACEPTIVES

Give females some time to rest. Promote Male Contraceptive.

CHECK-UPS

MALE CONTRACEPTIVES

Proper Health check-ups.

Contraceptive Use in U.P among males and females

What we have done!!

Work done by students of college of engineering roorkee

Pankhuri
A group started by our batch(from April 2012 to October 2012) Concentrating on the education of small children. Helping girls learn.just a small initiative from our side

 Started in the year 2010. Conducts blood donation camp each year in the college. In the year 2012 free health check ups were conducted in the village Belra(in roorkee). Eye check-ups were conducted. Cloth donation is also conducted at regular intervals.

Prayaas

Domestic Violence
Causes & Solutions: a. Liquor. Conduct anti-liquor campaigns. b. Why Stridhan ? give property instead! c. Female foeticide.. amend pre-natal diagnostic technique act.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RATE

Economic Empowerment
Reforms to end purdah system. Awareness about maternity benefit act (1961) and equal remuneration act(1976). Women Entrepreneurship-support services & private sector. Access to land, seeds, water supply for irrigation, etc. to women directly. Pass Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Bill.

Politics
Pass Women Reservation Bill. Awareness amongst women about electoral process through mass media. Reforms providing funds for women contesting elections.

Prostitution Legalization
Prostitution should be legalized in our country as it will : i. Security for sex workers and their children. ii. Generate revenue . iii.Decreases child trafficking. iv.Decrease in STD/HIV disease spread, women harassment, sexual violence, rape, etc.
SURVEY

Women Security
Increase women constables. Direct recruitment of NCC girls into police force. Rape victim to defend her own case under NCC CADET government lawyer. Women Helpline 1091. Implement Domestic Workers Right Protection Act

POLICE FORCE

1091

Transportation
Expansion in public transport for women Recruitment of women as drivers and conductors. Women friendly routes.

Self defence
a. Self defence classes for girls in schools and colleges. b. Female should carry a pepper spray. Features and Benefits of using spray: Highly effective. Easy to use and carry. Non-toxic and nonlethal.

Awareness Methods
Act as a citizen journalist! Sex education workshops. School curriculum: Include about molestation and sexual assault. The Central Social Welfare Board (CSWB): Funds for Awareness. Social Networking sites.

The Silver Lining

Parveen Khan from Morena, Madhya Pradesh was brutally bitten by her husband on her face for having given birth to a girl child against his wishes.

But today she is nurturing her daughters and leads a normal life!

THANK YOU