3. Outline
•What is Women Empowerment?
•Why should it be
•History
•Existing problems
•Ways to achieve it
•Efforts made to achieve it
•Achievements
4. 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.
5. 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 problemsThe main problems facedfaced by women in past and presentby women in past and present
Gender discriminationGender discrimination
Women educationWomen education
Female infanticideFemale infanticide
DowryDowry
Marriage in same caste and child marriageMarriage in same caste and child marriage
Atrocities 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.
6.
7. •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
9. 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?
15. It is well known that women and children work in huge numbers inIt 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.