A crucial aspect of society is Gender sensitivity. Male & Female together can only form a decent society by complementing each other.

1. DR 1

2. Gender Sensitivity
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3. Gender Sensitivity
• Aware of & understanding the feelings of
other.
DR 3

4. Importance
• Gender Sensitivity is one basic
requirement for the normal development
of an individual.
• To build a strong society, Men & women
both have to compliment each other.
DR 4

5. Equality – The Fundamental Right
• The Constitution of India provides for Equal
treatment for Female & Male in every sphere
of the life.
DR 5

6. • “The meaning and content of the fundamental
rights guaranteed in the Constitution of India
are of sufficient amplitudes to encompass all
facets of gender equality….”
Late Chief Justice J.S. Verma, Supreme
Court of India, Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan
DR 6

7. CEDAW
• Right to Equality was reinforced by the UN
Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of
Discrimination against Women (CEDAW),
which was adopted by the UN General
Assembly in 1979 and which is ratified by
India in1993.
• It underlines that discrimination and attacks
on women’s dignity violate the principle of
equality of rights.
DR 7

8. Influence
Society
Peers,
Neighbours
Education
Family
DR 8

9. DR 9