THIS PPT PREPARED BY TEACHER EDUCATOR FROM TCP FOR BRIDGE COURSE

2. Dr.B.AmaliPrabha
Assistant Professor,
Thiagarajar college of Preceptors,
Madurai

4. Why women's empowerment is important?
Literacy of women is an important key to
improving health, nutrition and education in the family
and to empowering women to participate in decision-
making in society

5. Objectives of women welfare
•To provide education
•To impart vocational training
•To generate awareness about the environment
•To improve employment opportunities
•To restore dignity, status and equality

6. Essential factors for empowerment
 self-confidence
 exposure
 independence

7. Empowering women is to make them
independent in all aspects from
mind, thoughts and rights.

8. Confidence looks great on you

10. Empowerment of women would mean
encouraging women to be self reliant,
independent, have positive, self- esteem,
generate confidence to face any difficult
situation and incite active participation in
various socio-political development

12. Women empowerment is very necessary to
make the bright future of the family, society
and country. Women empowerment also reduce
poverty.

13. Women's Empowerment Year?
The Government of India declared 2001 as
the Year of Women's Empowerment
(Swashakti).
The National Policy For The Empowerment
Of Women came was passed in 2001.

14. Women education solve lots of social issues as well as
bring growth and development of the nation on right
tract.
 According to recent reports, the Nepal Living
Standards Survey 2010-2011 (NLSS- III) has found
out that Nepal has an adult literacy rate of 56.6%
with a huge variation between men and women.
While male literacy rate is 71.6%, it is only 44.5% for
women.

15. Bring awareness in the society about the true
rights and value of the women in the
development of the nation.

16. According to the National Crime Records Bureau of India,
reported incidents of crime against women increased 6.4%
during 2012, and a crime against a woman is committed every
three minutes. In 2012, there were 244,270 reported incidents
of crime against women, while in 2011, there were 228,650
reported incidents.

17.  International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated on
March 8 every year. It is a focal point in the movement for
women's rights.
 After the Socialist Party of America organised a Women's
Day on February 28, 1909 in New York, the 1910 International
Socialist Woman's Conference suggested a Women's Day be
held annually.

18.  Beti Padhao, Beti Bachao Scheme
 One Stop Centre Scheme
 Women helpline scheme
 Working Women’s Hostel (WWH)
 Support to Training and Employment Programme (STEP) for
Women
 SWADHAR Greh Scheme 5. Support to Training and
Employment Programme (STEP) for Women
 Rajiv Gandhi National Creche Scheme
 Indira Gandhi Matriva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY)
 Mahila e-Haat
 Mahila police volunteers
 National Mission for
 Empowerment of Women (NMEW)