This presentation talks about the concept of gender equality, the current scenario in our country and how can we resolve this menace. This is a very important aspect of one's life and should be given upmost importance.

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HUMANRIGHT
“You will often feel as if you don’t fit, but it has never
been your destiny to fit in. You were born to stand out.”

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WHAT/WHY
“Until we get Equality in
Education. We Won’t have
Equality in Society”
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Equal participation
Equal representation
Equal Value

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MYTHS & ISSUES RELATED TO GENDER EQUALITY
The current social and economic structure in India means that, more often than not,
women
are considered inferior to men.
Women in India can face issues such as demeaning and negative treatment from their
spouses, forceful marriages from a young age and sometimes even being totally denied
an
education. This lack of education creates a domino effect in both the social and economic
aspects of these women’s lives.
The labor force participation rate for women in India was only 28.5% in 2017. Even when
women are able to access employment, their pay is unequal. On average, women in
India earn up to 30% less than their male counterparts.

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MYTHS & ISSUES RELATED TO GENDER EQUALITY
Women also face higher risks with regard to their health. Inadequate and poor nutrition,
coupled with a lack of access to primary healthcare are major contributors to India’s high
rates of female mortality.
Even in population, women are fewer. The skewed physical ratio of males to females in
India is largely the result of sex-specific abortions: with statistics indicating that India
has 63 million fewer women than it should have.

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Road Ahead- *Inequality gets learnt, equality needs teaching*
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From
Gender
Stereotype
To
Redefining
gender roles
From Ignorance To
Recognition*-
Section 377

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1.The Universal Declaration of
Human Rights
2. UN Charter
3. Beijing Platform for Action
4. The UN Entity for Gender
Equality and the
Empowerment of Women –
UN
Women

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INDIAN LAW
The principle of gender
equality is enshrined in
the Indian Constitution in
its Preamble,
Fundamental Rights,
Fundamental Duties and
Directive Principles.
1.Constitutional Privileges
2. LEGAL PROVISIONS

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GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES
1. National Commission for
Women
2. Reservation for Women
in Local Self -Government
3. The National Plan of
Action for the Girl Child
(1991-2000)
4. National Policy for the
Empowerment of Women,
2001

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STEPS REQUIRED
Make education gender sensitive
Promote Gender Equality At
Home
Talk About Gender Issues With An
Age Appropriate Lens
Empower mothers
Raise aspirations of the child and
their parents
Considering Leadership Roles for
both Men and Women
Except the Change
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“Great
things are
not done by
impulse, but
by a series
of small
things
brought
together.”

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SHOBHITA DAYAL
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