The document discusses the issues of gender inequality and lack of empowerment for women in India, noting that women are still often seen as second class citizens and subjected to patriarchal control in both family and public life. It outlines some of the key reasons for this situation, such as low literacy rates, poverty, and social norms, and advocates for empowering women through greater education and economic opportunities as well as protecting them from violence and harassment.

1. Submitted by:
Preethi R
Nivetha SK
Varun aravinth N
Mukesh SP
Mathubala S

2. Women…
 India a country well known
for its cultural heritage , is also
a country popularly dubbed as
a male chauvinistic nation.
 We portray our nation as
Bharat Mata and still we fail
to acknowledge that women in
our country are helpless
victims of male chauvinism &
handedness.
 Till today women are
compelled to play the role of
second fiddle In every sphere,
be It family or public life.

4. poverty & cultural, social norms
• Low literacy rate among women
Dependency on their male
counterparts
• Patriarchal society & prevailing
medieval orthodoxy
Multiple reasons for
gender inequality

5.  Women empowerment means providing
equal opportunities for women on par with
the male in all fields.
 Even after 65 years of independence it is
still a dream for many women in India. Many
rural women continue to live in the shackles
of medieval orthodoxy where their male
counterparts play a dominant role in almost
all fields.
 The dominant role of men eventually leads
to many forms of violence against women.
Women being considered as weaker gender
continues to dwell in the darkness of silence .
Harassment on women has become a major
problem now-a-days.
Discriminations against
women

6. Raise your
voice against
the violence
targeting
women !

7. “A women is a storehouse of
energy and power,
suppressed over
generations and centuries
together,
free her from the
gender bondage & inequality,
let her spread her
wings and enjoy the freedom,
After all she too is a
living being with desires… “

8.  Creating awareness among
women about the need &
importance of empowering
themselves through media.
 Ensuring the enrollment of
more number of girls in both
primary and secondary education
every year.
 Stop selective abortions.
Providing access to clean,
healthy & quality food plus
environment. Treating women on
par with men in all aspects.
Empowering
women

9.  Empowering rural women by helping them setup self
help groups & Encouraging their active participation in
organizing such SHG’s.
 Encouraging women with innovative ideas by
supporting them financially and mentally by providing
loans, counseling etc.
 Women can be given equal rights such as providing a
50% reservation for women in parliament and in other
fields.
Providing a healthy and productive working conditions
which are free from any forms of harassments.