3. 1. To analysis of concrete issues of concern in the field of women’s
rights, citizenship, and development.
2. To examine the extent of the gender gap .
3. To examine laws against domestic violence
4. To understand women’s attaining rights.
5. To know about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
6. To compare Women rights at past and present.
4. The term women's rights refers to freedoms and entitlements of women and girls of all
ages.
These rights may or may not be institutionalized, ignored or suppressed by law, local
custom, and behavior in a particular society. These liberties are grouped together and
differentiated from broader notions of human rights because they often differ from the
freedoms inherently possessed by or recognized for men and boys, and because activists
for this issue claim an inherent historical and traditional bias against the exercise of
rights by women and girls.
5. a) Right to own property
b) Right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion
c) Right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly and
association
d) Right to take part in government
e) Right to social security
6. The fundamental economic,
social, and cultural structures
of patriarchy remain strong
Inertia and resistance
Continuing struggles for
equality and justice
Reproductive rights
Domestic violence
Maternity leave
Equal pay
Sexual harassment
Sexual violence
7. Dowry Prohibition Act: any property or valuable (direct or
indirect) given before, at or after the marriage
Section 304B: Death of a woman within 7 years of her
marriage
Section 498A: When husband or his family subjects
woman to cruelty (“intentional” behaviour that causes
serious injury or harassment for dowry)
Section 376: Rape law
Section 294: Obscene acts and songs
Section 354: Intent to outrage a woman’s modesty
8. a. Rights-based (civil) law
b. Advocates the right to live with dignity
c. First law in India to define DV in a comprehensive way
d. Legal right to live a life free of violence
e. Government accountable to stop DV
f. Emergency orders to stop DV (right to residence, protection
orders)
9. 1. 19th – early 20th century-Main goal – political equality (right to vote)
2. 1960s – 1980s-Main goal – social and cultural equality
3. 1990s –Continuing struggle for social equality
The past two decades have seen women's organizations spring up
around the world.
Many are lawyers seeking justice for the underrepresented. They
campaign against torture, domestic violence, equal treatment at
work or for land rights and access to credit. All of these women are
human rights defenders.
This wave of courage, creativity and commitment has all too often
met a wall of government indifference and sometimes government
repression of the cruelest kind.
Few governments recognize the work of women's human rights
organizations as a legitimate exercise of fundamental civil and
political rights.
10. Women since few decades ago have been doing a tremendous
progress to earn equal right to men.We think that today,
women’s right are almost equal to men’s so it will take only a
minor effort to make our society even.
11. ACTIVITY#1: EXPLORING THE CONCEPT OF DISCRIMINATION
This activity will give students a chance to explore the concept of discrimination and gain an
appreciation of its complexity. Have students work in small groups. Tell them that as a class
they are going to come up with a definition of discrimination and that you want each group to
develop their own definition
ACTIVITY#2: THE HUMAN RIGHTS QUIZ
Distribute the Human Rights Quiz to students. Quiz looks at some situations in which the
Human Rights may have been violated. Work individually or in groups of two or three. When
they have finished the Quiz, the students will allow to discuss their answers immediately.
ACTIVITY #4: TYPES OF DISCRIMINATION: PREPARATION
In this activity, students will work in small groups in a cooperative learning process called a
“jigsaw.”
