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WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

Women Empowerment refers to

increasing the spiritual, political,social or economic strength of awomen. It often involves theempowered developing

confidence in their owncapacities.


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In simple meaning..

To give certain rights orauthority.


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To invest with power,

especially legal power orofficial authority.


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To equip or supply with

an ability to women.


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Why it should be..?Reflecting into the Vedas purana of Indian culture, woman is being

worshiped such as LAXMI MAA, goddess of wealth; SARASWATI MAA,

for wisdom; DURGA MAA, for power.


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60 % of the Girls are married before the age of 16

Nearly 60% of the married girls bear children beforethey are 18

125,000 women die from pregnancy and relatedcauses every year

Maternal mortality in India is the 2nd highest in theworld


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China: Suicidal rates are higher in case of women

Womens life at risk because of acid attacks in Ethiopia


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37% women victims of domestic violence: NFH survey

Almost half of Indian women have not heard of AIDS

Married women, children most anemic in India


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injustice


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low economic independence.


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With their age, they have been raped,kicked, killed, subdued & humiliatedalmost daily.

Ab 66% f h f l l i i


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About 66% of the female population inrural area is unutilized. This is mainly dueto existing social customs.


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In agriculture & animal care the womencontribute 90% of the total work force.


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70% ofpeople

living inpovertyarewomen.


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Lower sex ratio i.e. 933.


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Due to bad practices like..


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Child marriages


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She is just 15 yrs, her son is 18 months old


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Dowry system


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Sati system


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Gender inequality

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The existing studies show that thewomen are relatively less healthy thanmen even though, they belong to sameclass.

Th tit t l th 1/7th f th


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They constitute less than 1/7th of theadministrators & managers in

developing countries.


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History

It dates back to the 1970s and thebeginnings of the international women'smovement.

M ' i ti ld id t


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Many women's organizations worldwide set upcredit and savings components as a way of bothenabling women to increase their incomes and

come together to address wider gender issues.

Not only 'reaching women' but 'empowering' them


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Not only 'reaching women' but 'empowering' themis the second official goal of the Micro creditsummit programme.


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problems


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Lack of education


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Financial problem


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Family responsibility


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Low mobility


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Low ability to bear risk


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Absence of ambition for the

achievement.


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Social status


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Education


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Self employment


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Training


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Providing loans

Addressing minimum needs such as


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Addressing minimum needs such asnutrition, health, sanitation, housing &

education.

Providing saving habit among


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Providing saving habit amongthem.


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Sarva shiksha abhiyan:


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Sarva shiksha abhiyan:the flagship programme of elementaryeducation has special focus on girl child.


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Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas


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Pratibha Vikas Vidyalayas


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The rate of literacy has gone up from39.29% in 1991 to 54.16% in 2001.

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Reservations in parliamentincreased to 33% from 10%


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Cabinet approves 50% reservations

for women in panchayats.


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Reservation for women in bus

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Women entrepreneurs aregradually increasing..


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Few role models


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Mother Teresa


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Founded the Missionaries of Charityand won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979for her humanitarian work.

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Sarojini Naidu


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Famously known as known as

Bharatiya Kokila(The Nightingale of

India), was a child prodigy, freedomfighter, and poet.
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Indira Gandhi


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Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (19

November1917 - October 31, 1984)

Prime Minister of India for three

consecutive terms from 1966 to1977 and for a fourth term from 1980until her assassination in 1984. She

was India's first and to date onlyfemale prime minister
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Kiran Bedi


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She broke new ground by joining the

lite Indian Police Service in 1972, thefirst woman in India to do so.


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Medha

Patkar


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She did her M.A. in Social Work from

Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS).She left her position on the faculty ofTISS as well as her unfinished Ph. D.

when she became involved in the tribaland peasant agitations in Maharashtra,Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, which

eventually led to the organization of theNarmada Bachao Andolan
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Sudha Murty


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Sudha Murthy (born SudhaKulkarni, in Karnataka, India in 1950) isan Indian social worker andaccomplished author.
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Tina in 2002 provided


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Tina, in 2002, provideda platform for `Aseema', anNGO engaged in therehabilitation andeducation of streetchildren.

30 street childrendisplayed their talentthrough innovative works

of art and craft. Theproceeds from the showwent towards helping

`Aseema'


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Dr. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (born 23 March1953 inBangalore) is an Indianentrepreneur. She is the Chairman &Managing Director of Biocon Ltd. In 2004, she becameIndias richest woman.

As Chairperson and Mission Leader of CII's National

Task Force on Biotechnology she has led severaldelegations to USA, Canada, UK, etc. to propel India intothe global super league of biotech trailblazers.

She chairs Karnataka's Vision Group on Biotechnologyand also served on the Board of Science Foundation,

Ireland.

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Alone we are strong


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Together we areUnstoppable!!!

Lets join hands


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for the bigger cause


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Female Education and Development in India

Jawaharlal Nehru had once said-Educate a man and you educate one

person. Educate a woman and youeducate the whole family.


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The development of women in India -who according to the 1991 census

represent 48.1 per cent of the countryspopulation - has occupied the centre-stage in our development planning

since independence.


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ANCIENT PERIOD-

Female Education is not new to us. In olden days women were allowedto enter gurukuls. They also composed Rigvedic hymns. They excelledin the sphere of education and hence the goddess of learning wasconceived of as a female who was popularly known as Saraswati.

The pioneering work of womens education was done by such socio-religious reform bodies as Brahmo Samaj, Arya Samaj, Ramakrishnamission and also Danish, American, German and British missionarysocieties.


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ROLE OF WOMEN INSOCIETY-

EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT FOR


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EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT FORWOMEN

Role of Mass Media in WomenEmpowerment

Role of Employment in WomenEmpowerment

FACTORS FOR POOR


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FACTORS FOR POORLITERACY RATE-

Gender based Inequality-this is highlyprevalent in India.

Occupation of Girls as Domestic Help Other Reasons-Exploitation, sexual

abuse are few of the other reasons why

parents are send their daughters toschool.

NECESSITY FOR


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NECESSITY FOREDUCATION OF WOMEN

Empowerment of women

Economic


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BENEFITS

Increase in the Revenue of the Family

Check on Social evils

Part in Household Activities

Other reasons- Studies have proved that lack ofeducation affects the general health of the family.Besides general health inculcating good moral valuesin her children would be one of the top priorities of

any educated mother. In the long run, well broughtup children are an asset which any society would loveto possess. This is how the civilization progresses andgrows.

NATIONWIDE


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NATIONWIDEDEMOGRAPHICS

Sex Ratio-The number of females per 1000 males is known as sex ratio.

It is usually adverse in India. It has declined over the years except in

1981, when it improved slightly. In India Kerala is perhaps the only state

where the number of females surpass the number of males.1058 femalefor 1000 males.


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IndiaPopulation-1,147,995,904

male: 73.4%female: 47.8%


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SOCIAL EVILS RELATED

Poverty

Female Foeticide

Overpopulation

Maternal Mortality

Low per Capita Income

GOVERNMENT


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GOVERNMENTSTRATERGIES

RIGHTS AND Privileges-

Article 14 confers on men and women equal rights and

opportunities in the political, economic and social spheres.Article 15 prohibits discrimination against any citizen on thegrounds of religion, race, caste, sex etc. Article 15(3) makes aspecial provision enabling the State to make affirmativediscriminations in favor of women. Similarly, Article 16 providesfor equality of opportunities in matter of public appointments for

all citizens.


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Article 39(a) further mentions that the State shalldirect its policy towards securing all citizens, men andwomen, equally, the right to means of livelihood,

while Article 39(c) ensures equal pay for equal work.Article 42 directs the State to make provision forensuring just and humane conditions of work andmaternity relief. Above all, the Constitution imposes afundamental duty on every citizen through Articles 15(A) (e) to renounce the practices derogatory to thedignity of women.


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WOMEN AND 5 YR PLAN

The Centre Social Welfare Board (CSWB), set up in 1953 worked

for the welfare of women voluntarily. In the Second Five Year

Plan (1956-61) women were organized into Mahila Mandals to act

as focal points at the grass-root levels for the development of

women. The Third, Fourth and other Interim Plans (1961-74) accorded high priority to educate women. In the Fifth

Plan(1974-78) there was a change in the approach of womens

development from welfare todevelopment


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PLANS

The National Plan of Action for Women (NPA) adopted in 1976 became a guiding

document for the development of women till 1988 when a National Perspective Plan for

Women was formulated.

The National Plan of Action for the Girl Child (NPA) 1991-2000 is an integrated

multi-sectoral decadal Plan of Action. for ensuring survival, protection and development

of children with a special gender sensitivity built for the girl child and adolescent girls.


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National Policy on Education (NPE) 1966, National Health Policy (NHP)

1983, National Commission for Womens Act (NCW) 1990, which have

been influencing the welfare and development of women and children in the

country.

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CONCLUSION

Female education and empowerment is necessary for the development of a

country. The female population in India is almost 50%. Female

empowerment and development can be propagated through help of

education, mass media, employment opportunities and increasing the self-

confidence. Women empowerment includes 3 basic aspects- education,

health and self-reliance. Women can be empowered only if they are

financially independent.


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Female education is one of the most vital needs in todays world since it will help the

country progress. The role of women in the world is significant and hence we must give

them what they deserve. Thus we can say that empowering women is empowering the

country. The first step towards education of women is education. Self-learning is alsoimportant.

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