WOMEN EMPOWERMENTWOMEN EMPOWERMENT

Presented byPresented byRITESH NAGPURE

““Women" The most beautiful creation on Women" The most beautiful creation on the earththe earth

The most powerful womenThe most powerful women

Indian Women in public lifeIndian Women in public life

H.E Mrs. PratibhaPatil President of India

Sanya Mirza- TennisFirst woman Officer from Indian police Service

SYNOPSISSYNOPSIS• Definition Definition • Need of empowermentNeed of empowerment• What makes us differentWhat makes us different• Pathway of empowermentPathway of empowerment• Impact of empowermentImpact of empowerment• ConclusionConclusion

What is women empowermentWhat is women empowerment

““women empowerment refers to women empowerment refers to increasing the spiritual, political, social or increasing the spiritual, political, social or economic strength of women. It often economic strength of women. It often involves the empowered developing involves the empowered developing confidence in their own capacitiesconfidence in their own capacities””. .

Why we need empowermentWhy we need empowerment• Educational problems • Society • Gender prejudice• Low confidence• Lack of unity• Problem related with health• Poverty and Ignorance

Educational problemsEducational problems

Social, cultural,Environmental

SocietySociety

Family, Dowry , Purdah system

Lack of unityLack of unity

Women Vs Women

Problem related with healthProblem related with health

Social, Cultural and Gender differences

Poverty and IgnorancePoverty and Ignorance

Gender prejudiceGender prejudice

Suppressing the Women

Low confidenceLow confidence

• EducationEducation• AwarenessAwareness• EncouragementEncouragement• UnityUnity• ParticipationParticipation• ReservationReservation• Legislative effortsLegislative efforts

EducationEducation

Educating a male means educating a individual but educating a female educating a Family.

UnityUnityFaith

AwarenessAwarenessGovernment, NGO’s

EncouragementEncouragementSelf independence

ParticipationParticipationIn different fields

Platform to show talent

• The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1886.• The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.• The Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987.• National Commission for Women Act, 1990• Protection from Domestic Violence Bill, 2002• Sexual Harassment of women at the workplace and other

Institutions – Implementation of Guidelines as per Supreme Court’s order.

Legislative effortsLegislative efforts

• In Society – In Society – » » Establishment of EthicsEstablishment of Ethics

»» Happy environment Happy environment

»» Secured society Secured society

• In Politics- In Politics- »» Development of NationDevelopment of Nation

»» Opportunities for all. Opportunities for all.

India’s picture after empowermentIndia’s picture after empowerment

In Economic sectorIn Economic sectorSome positive impacts in Economic sectorSome positive impacts in Economic sector

The proportion of women in the IT industry constitutes The proportion of women in the IT industry constitutes about 20% of total IT work force.about 20% of total IT work force.

““It is more important to create a general awarenessIt is more important to create a general awareness’’ and and understanding of the problems of womenunderstanding of the problems of women’’s employment in all the s employment in all the top policy and decision making and executive personnel. There is top policy and decision making and executive personnel. There is also the special problem facing women like the preference for also the special problem facing women like the preference for male children for social and cultural reasons. This will require male children for social and cultural reasons. This will require awareness, understanding and action. The best way to do so is to awareness, understanding and action. The best way to do so is to educate the children, orient the teachers, examine the text books educate the children, orient the teachers, examine the text books and teaching-aids and ensure that the and teaching-aids and ensure that the next generation grows up next generation grows up with newwith new thinking.thinking.””

ConclusionConclusion

• Ramesh Bhandari- Women right and welfare. Ramesh Bhandari- Women right and welfare. • Asha Kaushik- Women Empowerment.Asha Kaushik- Women Empowerment.• Pukhraj jain- Political sciencePukhraj jain- Political science• Hindustan Times news paperHindustan Times news paper• India Today.India Today.• Internet Access.Internet Access.

ReferencesReferences

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