The document emphasizes the importance of raising children without gender stereotypes, advocating for equal treatment and an understanding of gender issues from an early age. It discusses how the choice of toys, colors, and social interactions can shape children's perceptions about gender roles. Additionally, it touches on issues like workplace harassment, domestic violence, and initiatives for women's rights, highlighting the historical and ongoing challenges faced by women in society.

2. That is why your wording around a child is
important every step of the way. Stereotyping
children based on their gender is not prudent.
How many times have adults commented on a
girl based on her physical appearance before
other qualities?
In place of acknowledging them as “smart
girl,” a better quote would be to say “smart
kid.”
2) Discuss Sexism and Gender Stereotypes
with your Child
One of the best ways to encourage gender
sensitization is by communicating directly with
the child on the issues of gender inequalities.
Parents need to teach their kids about stereotypes and sexism.
Children need to understand such taboos whenever possible so that they know how
sexism structures the world that we reside in.
Such conversations will impact children more if starting from the beginning of their
learning age. That is how it will be apparent to them that the world is based on a
stereotypical culture and not on inherent individualism.

3. Contd…
3) Let Toys be Toys
 Researches show that boys and girls show preference to play with toys that are
provided to them based on their gender when they are around nine months old.
 This behavior in them is likely stimulated in them because parents reward and initiate
stereotypical playthings based on their biology.
 The type of toys you are offering your kid is crucial for developing them. A toy is
enough to shape their psychological and physical development.
 Using a specific set of toys can lead to structuring their career interests and cognitive
abilities too.
 With toys, children learn skills. Board and block games teach them spatial skills and
counting, while dolls let them understand how to nurture.
 By just labeling ‘girl toys’ and ‘boy toys,’ we are making them develop limited skills
to judge society.
 Instead, parents should focus on encouraging a diversity of play for their children –
and that too, without labeling the toys based on gender specifications.

4. Contd..
4) Educate your Child about the “Blue and Pink” Color
Stereotype
 You must have seen many parents trying to decorate their
baby’s room based on their gender.
 Pink and blue colors are primarily considered to characterize
such matters. As kids grow and witness a gender-specific color
representation enforced upon them by their parents, they tend
to accept it without questioning the norms of society.
 Biasing a child’s brain about such shades only decreases their
way to experience the world with equality. Don’t let your kid
fall into that trap. Instead, open their world to enjoy all types of
hues equally.

5. Contd…
 5) Encourage girls and boys to play together
 It is essential to ensure that both genders can feel comfortable around one another
while playing.
 It is also vital to make sure that they work together with each other – at school, at the
workplace, or in later stages of life.
 Let kids learn to respect each other without making them feel awkward in a group
that they think is not specific to their gender.
 6) Make Them Comfortable about How They Feel
 Children often feel that their liking of a specific habit might make them an outcast in
society. But, as a parent, you must make them feel comfortable about their choices in
life.
 Let them know that it is fine to be different. Encourage them to believe that people
can be females and males in their distinct ways, and there is nothing wrong with that.
 7) Target your Kid as a Human Being
 Studies show that humans, despite their gender differences, have a mix of
characteristics from both genders.
 Our physical structure might vary, but the mindset is mostly comprised of the
thoughts nurtured into us from the beginning of our learning stage in life.
 As a parent, you need to teach your child about gender equality without
distinguishing genders.

7. Workplace Sexual Harassment
 The Act recognizes the right of every woman to a safe and
secure workplace environment irrespective of her age or
employment/work status.

8.  Government organizations, including Government company,
corporations and cooperative societies; - Private sector
organisations, venture, society, trust, NGO or service providers
etc.
 providing services which are commercial, vocational,
educational, sports, professional, entertainment, industrial,
health related or financial activities, including production,
supply, sale, distribution or service; - Hospitals/Nursing
Homes; - Sports Institutes/Facilities; - Places visited by the
employee (including while on travel) including transportation
provided by employer; - A dwelling place or house.

9. WHAT IS SEXUAL
HARASSMENT AT THE
WORKPLACE?
 Physical contact or advances;
 A demand or request for sexual favours;
 Making sexually coloured remarks;
 Showing pornography;
 Any other unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal
conduct of a sexual nature

10. The Government of India is implementing various
schemes/programmes to overcome gender disparity and provide
equal status to women in the country
 . The schemes being implemented by Ministry of Women and Child
Development for welfare of women are
 Beti Bacho Beti Padhao (BBBP) to improve the Child Sex Ratio and
enabling education for the girl children,
 Swadhar Greh Scheme to provide relief and rehabilitation to destitute
women and women in distress,
 Ujjawala a Comprehensive Scheme for prevention of trafficking and
rescue, rehabilitation and re-integration of victims of trafficking and
commercial sexual exploitation,
 Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (RMK) to provide loan to poor women through
Intermediary Microfinancing Organisations (IMOs), Non-
Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to promote their socio-economic
development,
 Working Women Hostels (WWH) for ensuring safe accommodation
for women working away from their place of residence.

11. Domestic Violence
 Domestic violence (also named domestic
abuse or family violence) is violence or
other abuse in a domestic setting, such as
in marriage or cohabitation.
 Domestic violence is often used as
a synonym for intimate partner violence,
which is committed by a spouse or partner in
an intimate relationship against the other
spouse or partner, and can take place
in heterosexual or same-sex relationships, or
between former spouses or partners.
 In its broadest sense, domestic violence also
involves violence against children, parents, or
the elderly.
 Domestic violence is a terrifying and
prevalent issue in today’s society. In fact, 1 in
3 women and 1 in 5 men have been the victim
of physical violence by a partner.

13.  When Women Unite: The Story of An Uprising Film
 This video recreates the remarkable story of a four-year grassroots struggle
by women in Andhra Pradesh, India, to ban the sale of state-supplied alcohol
(arrack) in their villages.
 When Women Unite combines dramatic reenactments with testimony from
the women themselves, as well as interviews with other activists, government
officials, and even liquor dons (including the infamous "arrack emperor").
 It follows the government's introduction of tiny, inexpensive plastic packets
of arrack, in 1982; the mid-eighties boom in sales; village protests (fueled,
ironically, in government-sponsored literacy classes); large-scale district
demonstrations, and the all-out statewide ban on sales of arrack that took
effect in 1995.
 Most of the story is told from the perspective of one participant, Kotamma,
but it succeeds in making manifest the inextricable links between politics,
economics, and daily life.
 It is at once a tale of gender relations and feminism, democracy and political
protest, and the potential conflict between the economic interests of the
individual and the state.

14. Sexual Harassment: Say No!
 Eve teasing is a euphemism used throughout South Asia for
public sexual harassment or molestation (often known as "street
harassment") of women by men.
 Stalking and its impacts on the Society:
 A popular category of Eve teasing is stalking. The general
definition of Stalking can be described as repeated harassing or
threatening behaviour by an individual, such as following a
person, appearing at person’s home, person’s workplace, making
harassing phone calls, leaving written messages or objects or
vandalizing person’s property.
 Eve Teasing: Sections 294 and 509 of the Indian Penal Code
(IPC) prohibit any individual or group of people pass any kind of
offensive comment or execute any such gesture towards a girl of
any age

15. Domestic Violence: Speaking Out
 Domestic violence is abuse that happens in a personal relationship. It can happen between past
or current partners, spouses, or boyfriends and girlfriends. Domestic violence affects men and
women of any ethnic group, race, or religion; gay or straight; rich or poor; teen, adult, or
elderly. But most of its victims are women. In fact, 1 out of 4 women will be a victim at some
point.
 The abuser may use fear, bullying, and threats to gain power and control over the other person.
He or she may act jealous, controlling, or possessive. These early signs of abuse may happen
soon after the start of the relationship and might be hard to notice at first.
 After the relationship becomes more serious, the abuse may get worse.
 The abuser may begin making threats, calling the other person names, and slamming doors or
breaking dishes. This is a form of emotional abuse that is sometimes used to make the person
feel bad or weak.
 Physical abuse that starts with a slap might lead to kicking, shoving, and choking over time.
 As a way to control the person, the abuser may make violent threats against the person's
children, other family members, or pets.
 Abusers may also control or withhold money to make the person feel weak and dependent.
This is called financial abuse.
 Domestic violence also includes sexual abuse, such as forcing a person to have sex against her
will.

16. Thinking About Sexual Violence:
What should you do if you're being abused?
 It's important to get help. Talk with someone you trust, such as a friend, a help center, or your
doctor. Talking with someone can help you make the changes you need.
Your first step is to contact a local advocacy group for support, information, and advice on
how to stay safe.
Here are some other things you can do:
 Know your legal rights. Consider asking the police for help.
 Make sure that you know phone numbers you can call and places you can go in an emergency.
 Teach your children not to get in the middle of a fight.
 If you think you may leave, make a plan to help keep you safe. This will help when you are
getting ready to leave.
 Your plan might include:
 Putting together and hiding a suitcase of clothing, copies of your car and house keys,
money or credit cards, and important papers, such as Social Security cards and birth
certificates for you and your children. Keep the suitcase hidden in your home or leave it
with friends or family or at work if possible.
 Open a savings account or get a credit card, if you can do so in secret.
 If you are a teen, talk to a trusted adult, such as your parents, family friend, or school
counselor.

17. The Caste Face of Violence:
 Bhanwari Devi (also spelled Bahveri Devi) is an
Indian dalit social-worker from Bhateri, Rajasthan,
who was allegedly gang raped in 1992, by higher-
caste men, angered by her efforts to prevent a child
marriage in their family.
 Her subsequent treatment by the police, and court
acquittal of the accused, attracted widespread
national and international media attention, and
became a landmark episode in India's women's rights
movement.

18. Blaming the victim “I found for my
life….” Divorce and Domestic Violence:
 Domestic violence affects millions of households each year. Over the
past several decades, every state has enacted laws to protect domestic
abuse victims. Many laws specifically address how domestic violence
or other abuse affects court decisions in divorces.
 I fought for my life:
 Sohaila Abdulia is an Indian born author and journalist who currently
lives in the U.S. In 1980, at the age of 17 she survived a violent gang
rape in India. Faced with a gang of violent men, Sohaila makes a
choice to survive. Three years later she wrote about her experience in
the Indian magazine, Manushi.
She has researched and given numerous public talks on issues of
sexual violence. She’s Senior Editor at Ubuntu Education Fund, an
international NGO working with children in South Africa. Her website
is www.sohailaink.com

19. Additional reading : New Forums for Justice
 The Association for Women’s Rights in Development(AWRID) is
an international feminist membership organization that works to
strengthen the voice, impact and influence of women’s rights
advocates, organizations and movements internationally to effectively
advance the rights of women.
 Forum for the Empowerment of Women (FEW)
Established in 2002, Forum for the Empowerment of Women (FEW) is
a black lesbian feminist organization that engages in advocacy,
education and action to ensure that black lesbians enjoy holistic
freedom, wellness, dignity and bodily autonomy in all aspects of their
lives.
{South Africa- Gauteng- Johannesburg ISSUE AREAAnti-
Criminalization and Freedom from Violence}

20. Contd..
 Forum for Women, Law and Development (FWLD) is
an autonomous, non-profit, non-governmental
organization established on May 29, 1995 to work for the
protection, promotion and enjoyment human rights. In
order to eliminate all forms of discrimination, FWLD uses
law as an instrument to ensure the rights of women,
children, minorities and all other marginalized groups.
{FWLD has researched thoroughly on the discriminatory laws of Nepal,
conducting research on issues related to child marriage, HIV & AIDS, women’s
sexuality, reproductive and sexual health and rights, human trafficking and
sexual harassment.}

21. Whose History: Questions For
Historians And Others
 Women held high status and position in Ancient times. In later ages, her status
deteriorated. Evidently, a majority of the women still do not enjoy equal status.
 Women’s position in the family very much depends upon the level of their
education. Higher the level of her education, greater equality she enjoys in the
family.
 It appears that Indian woman is still not treated at par with man in social and
family life. The educated women even today though earning, are in
acquiescence with the doctrine of the male domination. The education may
have made them economically independent, but they still lack the needed self-
confidence.
 The reason seems to be that they have been brought up under the old cultural
atmosphere and they have not been able to shake off its influence even after
the acquisition of modern education.
 However, in our times, her role has changed. Society has started recognizing
her contribution. There is need for complete equality among men and women.
She has all the rights to command equal status with men.

22. Thank you