Women empowerment

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Outline•What is Women Empowerment? •Why should it be•History•Existing problems•Ways to achieve it•Efforts made to achieve it•Achievements

What is Women Empowerment or Gender Empowerment ?

It is the process and the outcome of the process by which women challenge gender-based discrimination against women/men in all the institutions and structure of society.

Why need of womenWhy need of women empowerment?empowerment?

““Women are worshipped as goddess in INDIA,Women are worshipped as goddess in INDIA, But not given her true position.” But not given her true position.”

The main problems The main problems facedfaced by women in past and present by women in past and present

Gender discriminationGender discriminationWomen educationWomen educationFemale infanticide Female infanticide DowryDowryMarriage in same caste and child marriageMarriage in same caste and child marriageAtrocities on women: With their age, they have been raped, kicked,Atrocities on women: With their age, they have been raped, kicked, killed, subdued & humiliated almost daily.killed, subdued & humiliated almost daily.

•The physical, sexual and psychological harm or suffering to women •Includes threat of such an act, coercin or arbitrary deprivation of liberty whether occurring in public or private life

Threats to them are many…Threats to them are many…

Lack of education,Financial constraint,Family responsibility,Low mobility,Low ability to bear risk,Low need for achievement,Absence of ambition for the

achievement,Social status

What are the main problems?

Begging for FoodBegging for Food

She lost her children out of Hunger and She lost her children out of Hunger and PovertyPoverty

The lost The lost Childhood….Childhood….

It is well known that women and children work in huge numbers in It is well known that women and children work in huge numbers in bidi-rolling, agarbatti-rolling, bangle making, weaving, brassware, bidi-rolling, agarbatti-rolling, bangle making, weaving, brassware, leather, crafts and other industries. leather, crafts and other industries.

Yet, only 3 % of these women are recorded as laborers. Yet, only 3 % of these women are recorded as laborers.

Synergy

Cooperation

Physical Strength

Untapped Energy

Mother TeresaMother Teresa

Indira GandhiIndira Gandhi

Kiran BediKiran Bedi

Queen Queen ElizabetElizabethh

Kalpana Kalpana ChawlaChawla