Dr. Anju Ahuja gave a talk on gender sensitization. She discussed how India's constitution promotes gender equality but circumstances have not always been conducive. Women face challenges from old customs and traditions that confine them to household roles. Gender sensitization is needed because many men think they have more rights. Changes must start at home by sensitizing children from a young age and treating sons and daughters equally. Schools should also implement gender sensitization to address segregation and assumptions about gender roles. Collective action is needed to drive social change and create a gender balanced world.

2. A Talk on
Gender Sensitization
Dr. Anju Ahuja
MBBS, DGO, MBA, MRCOG-I

3. MEN
ARE
FROM
MARS
WOMEN
ARE
FROM
VENUS

4. Although Our
Constitution
elaborately states
Equality
Of status
Of opportunity
Of promotion

5. Unfortunately
many years ago & even now in many
parts of the country circumstances are
not as conducive for gender equality
as they should be.

6. PLIGHT OF WOMEN IN MANY PARTS OF
OUR COUNTRY
Women tied to
Old customs
Rituals
Traditions under the name of religion
that made her existence confined to
household work.
Age old practices made
Her life miserable
Instrument of abuse

7. India is struggling with
Gender Sensitization
because
in our country
Men think that they
have more rights

8.  From the beginning they have seen their father
dominating the house in all decision making
 Mother is invariably limited to the kitchen or
looking after the other needs of the family,.
 The child grows up, thinking the same & whenever
there is some change, like men asked to do the
house hold work or anything which he feels he is
not supposed to do, then comes the ego.
 Ego is the root cause of all problems like domestic
violence, harassment, Sexual abuse & Crime against
women.

9. WHAT ACTUALLY IS REQUIRED
 To tackle the bias
 We have to first look at the bringing up of our young men.
•Change in their mind set & outlook towards women.
•Their false sense of security for being born as male
member of the society,
•Their sense of entitlement & belief that they enjoy the
prerogative of assaulting women if they don’t respond
positively to their moves.
•They need to respect women as their fellow human beings.
• Only then will eve teasing be perceived as a crime rather than
element of fun.
YOUNGEST MINDS ARE EASIEST TO MOULD

10. On one side we are fighting to bring women at par
with men but we have no. of examples where women
themselves are responsible for oppression of women.
 Forced by mother in law the daughter in law aborts a
girl child.
 Killing Girl child for honor
 Women torturing women for dowry.
 Mother telling daughter to remain at home.
 Women are obsessed with their sons.
We should make her financially independent rather
than readying her only for marriage.
WOMEN ALSO NEED GENDER SENSITIZATION

11. Parents should treat both their sons and
daughters as equal.
Only when children are sensitized from
an early age will it reflect back in our
society.
AT HOME

12. Other things to make home Gender sensitive
1. Start using language free of gender bias.
2. Change the way we look at gender roles .
3. Everyday do one work which you think is not
for your gender.
4. Raise children to be independent
irrespective of their gender.
5. Stand up for gender justice.

13. Boys & girls are segregated while sitting.
Heavier or hard games like Cricket are said to be
the domain of only males
Girls end up taking other subjects like dancing or
performing arts.
 Gender sensitization right from schools is a correct
step in this direction.
 For this we need teachers & the school
management to be gender sensitized.
IN SCHOOL

14. NGOs
MishthiVermaThapar
is founder ofYINDIA
a forum
which does
Gender Sensitization
through theatre.
Story of 10 yr. Old girl

15. To curb crimes committed by
juveniles against women
The answer is Gender Sensitization.
This increase in crime. By against
women by the juveniles has made
supreme court to think about its
reasons.
Supreme Court findings
Nip the evil in the bud

16. INEQUALITY GETS LEARNT EQUALITY
NEEDS TEACHING
 Lets Preact to reverse this.
 We don’t have to fall back in the trap of gender related
Menaces & Crimes.
 Work now to make our country safer for our children.
 Only when children are sensitized from an early age
will it reflect back in our society.
 Gender sensitization right from home and schools is
the correct step in this direction.
 For this we need parents, teachers, school management
and employers also to be gender sensitized.

17. We have managed to penetrate
the remotest areas of our country
with education & its high time we
implement gender sensitization in
our education right away because
for our children the clock is
ticking.

18. Need for collective action
and shared Responsibility
for driving a
GENDER BALANCED WORLD