Women Empowerment

Women Empowerment
A WOMAN WITH A VOICE IS, BY

DEFINITION, A STRONG WOMAN!!
BUT THE SEARCH TO FIND THAT VOICE

CAN BE REMARKABLY DIFFICULT
- MELINDA GATES
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Women Empowerment or
Gender Empowerment?
• Process and ways by which women could be made socially, politically,
culturally and financially stronger
• Important for nation’s economic growth, political stability, and social
transformation
• Today, all the world leaders, experts, scholars are joining hands to
achieve this goal
• Women are worshipped as GODDESS in INDIA! But is that really

true??
• The main problems faced by women in past and present:
◦ Gender Discrimination
◦ Female Infanticide
◦ Women Education
◦ Unequal Job Opportunities
◦ Dowry
◦ Child Marriage
◦ Women Harrasment 2
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Strong Women of India
• Legislative Assemby, Sushma Swaraj, the BJP leader, who was the Union
Minister Of External Affairs of India. She was the second woman to hold
this position after Indira Gandhi.
• P.V.Sindhu: She won silver in the women’s singles and a gold in the mixed
teams event at the Commonwealth Games, and also achieved several
other milestones in 2018
• Indra Nooyi: currently serving on board of directors at Amazon. She is
well known by her role as chairperson and CEO of PepsiCo India Holdings
Pvt. Ltd.
• Priyanka Chopra: Arguably the most successful Bollywood actor to cross
over to Hollywood. Also as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and UN
Foundation Girl Up Champion also launched the Priyanka Chopra
Foundation for Health and Education.
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Reality & Facts
The child sex ratio has dropped from 945 females per 1000 males in 1991 to 927 females
per 1000 males in 2001
Female share of non-agricultural wage employment is only 17%. Participation of women

in the workforce is only 13.9% in the urban sector and 29.9% in the rural sector
Women’s wage rates are, on average only 75 % of men’s wage rates and constitute only
25% of the family income
Women occupy only 9% of parliamentary seats, less than 4% seats in High Courts and
Supreme Court and less than 3% administrators and managers are women
Close to 245 million Indian women lack the basic capability to read and write
The average nutritional intake of women in India is 1400 calories daily. The necessary
requirement is approximately 2200 calories
92% of women in India suffer from gynecological problems
300 women die every day due to childbirth and pregnancy related causes
The maternal mortality ratio stands at 212 per 100,000 live births in 2007-09
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Social Empowerment - The Process of
Empowering the Women
Economical: Educational:
• Denied economic freedom Economical • Poor Infrastructure and lack
• Risk of Exploitation of awareness
• No work recognition • Lack of formal educational
systems
Women
Social Educational
Development
Social: Political:
• Powerless to make essential Political
• No Access to decision making
life-choices • Difference in legal status
• Patriarchal Society
• Household chores
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Women
Empowerment –
National Laws &
Policies
◦ The Process of Gender equality or equal right for women is
enshrined in the Indian Constitution
◦ One-third reservation for Women in the Urban and Local
Self-Government
◦ Free and compulsory education – a justifiable right for all
children between the age group of 6-14 years
◦ National Policy for Women Empowerment (2001) –
advancement, development, and empowerment of women
◦ Article 15(1) specifically prohibits discrimination based on
sex
◦ Article 15(3) empowers the State to take affirmative actions
in favor of women
◦ Article 42 provides that the State to make provision for
securing just and humane conditions of work and for
maternity relief 6
Concept of Feminism
 Feminism: advocacy of women’s right on the basis of equality of the
sexes
 Includes social & political movements, ideologies and philosophies, to

define equality between both genders
 Lately, people have started thinking feminism = misandrist (Hating

men)
 Need to revamp the psychological definition: Feminism is an effort to

eliminate gender differences.
Includes empowering men and women both in areas where needed
Need men’s support to uplift and women and vice-versa: Joint Venture
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Women Empowerment –
Conclusion
◦ Gender Equality and women’s empowerment – two sides of same coin
◦ Institutional Changes– Needed at organizational level, the media, political
parties and judicial system to support women's policy agendas
◦ Long Term Process– We need to accept the fact that things are not going to
change overnight; we need to continuously take actions for improvement
◦ Awareness, Understanding and Approach – Change is required at all levels
in the society. The NGOs should take measures to spread information
about the schemes and activities which it provides for the development of
the women
◦ Social Impact – Need to establish all India Forums which will discuss the
problems, grievances, issues and filing complaints and giving subtle
decisions for the women entrepreneurs
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A WOMAN WITH A VOICE IS, BY

BUT THE SEARCH TO FIND THAT VOICE

• Women are worshipped as GODDESS in INDIA! But is that really

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Female share of non-agricultural wage employment is only 17%. Participation of women

92% of women in India suffer from gynecological problems

WOMEN EMPOWERMENT - SAUMYARAJSINH RANA 5

 Includes social & political movements, ideologies and philosophies, to

 Lately, people have started thinking feminism = misandrist (Hating

 Need to revamp the psychological definition: Feminism is an effort to

Includes empowering men and women both in areas where needed

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