1. Prominent Indian Women
⢠India had a woman PM
long before Australia
⢠Women in India have
traditionally played
quite prominent roles.
⢠The queen of Jhansi was
a hero of the 1857
freedom war.
3. DID YOU KNOW?
â˘It is estimated that women perform two-thirds of the worldâs
work, yet they only earn one-tenth of the income, and own less
than one percent of the worldâs property.
â˘More than 110 million of the worldâs children, two-thirds of
them girls, are not in school.
â˘Only 17% of the worldâs elected government leaders are women.
â˘More than 80% of the worldâs 35 million refugees and displaced
people are women and children.
4. Natural gender differences
There are natural differences between the sexes
based on biological and anatomic factors, most
notably differing reproductive roles. Biological
differences include chromosomes, brain
structure and hormonal differences. There is a
natural difference also in the relative physical
strengths (on average) of the sexes.
5. There is a difference that the society has made between males and
females which is not justified and is frequently observed in the
following aspects:
6. ďA girl being born is considered inauspicious
whereas the birth of a boy is a cause for
celebration
ďThe nutritious and the better food is given to
the males whereas the women have to eat the
leftovers
ďThe important decisions are taken by the male
and the females have no or little say in it.
ďThe household chores, rearing the child etc.,
are expected to be done by the women.
7. ďThe society has designed certain norms and
assigned certain roles for both the male and the
female.
ďThe percentage of females to males in Politics is
also less (Though 33% of the seats are reserved for
women, it is only for name sake)
ďThe society doesn't consider it proper for the
parents of a married girl to live with her at her in-
laws house.
ďThe groomâs side always weighs heavier over the
brideâs, and the society accepts the husband showing
his supremacy over the wife.
8. ďThe women are expected to observe fasts or
âvratsâ.
ďShe cannot fill the position of a religious head.
ďReligious ceremonies are mostly conducted by
males.
ďUpanayan vidhi, or performing the last rites of a
deceased are some privileges that have been
granted only to men.
9. ďNormally the boys are educated at the best
institutions whereas the girls are educated in
institutions where the fees are less.
ďThe boys are encouraged to opt for Science,
whereas girls are normally pushed towards the
Arts faculty.
ďGirls arenât given enough freedom to choose their
careers.
ďResearches prove that gender bias is also
observed in schools.
10. Gender is a social construct
Courtesy Sonke Gender Justice Network
11. This bias has to be removed. Both
males and females are equally
capable of doing things . If the
nation or world is to progress,
gender equality must be brought
into effect. What exactly is gender
equality?
12. ⢠Long-term goal
⢠Absence of discrimination
based on sex
⢠Equality between men and
women exists when both
sexes are able to share
equally in the distribution
of power and influence
Gender
Equality
13. ⢠Gender equity is the process
of being fair to women and
men.
⢠To ensure fairness, strategies
and measures must often be
available to compensate for
womenâs historical and social
disadvantages that prevent
women and men from
otherwise operating on a
level playing field.
⢠Equity leads to equality.
GENDER
EQUITY
14. Where gender inequality exists, it is generally women who
are excluded or disadvantaged in relation to decision-
making and access to economic and social resources.
Therefore a critical aspect of promoting gender equality is
the empowerment of women, with a focus on identifying
and redressing power imbalances and giving women
more autonomy to manage their own lives.
15. Our Constitution has laid down certain
laws for women.
According to Article 15 of our
Constitution, you cannot discriminate
people on the basis of religion, caste,
gender or race.
16. ďśWidow remarriage act (1856)
ďśDivorce Act(1955)
ďśDowry abolishment act(1961)
ďśRight to Adopt(1956)
ďśLaws against Rape
ďśRight to inheritance(1956)
17. ďśJijamata Mahila Aadhar Vima Yojana
ďśMahila Samruddhi Yojana
ďś33% reservations for women in
various fields.
18. Equality does not imply that
women can behave in any
manner they see fit, but it
means that people of both
the sexes get equal
opportunities.
Editor's Notes
e.g. of eye color
(It does not mean that women and men have to become the same, but that their rights, responsibilities, and opportunities will not depend on whether they are born male or female. )