The document discusses women empowerment and safety. It defines women empowerment as women having full control over their actions and decisions. It lists barriers to empowerment such as lack of education and financial constraints. It provides tips to overcome barriers like providing education, employment opportunities, and addressing basic needs. It discusses areas to focus on for empowerment like skill development, entrepreneurship, and e-governance. The document also discusses careers best suited for women and barriers to women's safety like lack of justice system and policies. It provides tips to improve safety such as implementing strict laws, sensitization workshops, and increasing police presence. [/SUMMARY]

1. WWOMENOMEN EMPOWERMENTEMPOWERMENT

2. WWOMENOMEN EMPOWERMENTEMPOWERMENT
Ø Women empowerment is the ability of women to
exercise full control over one’s actions.
Ø Women empowerment is the breaking of
personal limitation.
Ø Women empowerment is all about making Self-Ø Women empowerment is all about making Self-
decision regarding education, participation,
mobility, economic independency, public
speaking, awareness and exercise of rights,
political participation

3. BBARRIERSARRIERS ININ WOMENWOMEN EMPOWERMENTEMPOWERMENT
Ø Lack of education
Ø Financial constraints
Ø Family responsibility
Ø Low mobilityØ Low mobility
Ø Low ability to take risk
Ø Low need for achievement
Ø Absence of ambition for the achievement
Ø Social status

4. TTIPSIPS TOTO OVERCOMEOVERCOME THETHE BARRIERSBARRIERS
Ø EDUCATION that builds a positive self-image and boosts
self-confidence among them & develops their ability to
think critically.
Ø Promoting self-employment, through credit & training.
Ø Providing lean season wage employment
Ø Addressing minimum needs such as nutrition, health,
sanitation, housing & education
Ø Direct involvement of women who are likely to be affected
by development programme
Ø Providing saving habit among them

5. AAREAREA’’SS NEEDEDNEEDED TOTO BEBE FOCUSEDFOCUSED
Ø Social and Economic Development
Ø Capacity Building
Ø Income Generating Activities
Ø Entrepreneur Development
Ø Vocational Training ProgrammeØ Vocational Training Programme
Ø Skill Development Programme
Ø E-Governance Activities
Ø Micro-Enterprises

6. BBESTEST PAYINGPAYING CAREERSCAREERS FORFOR WOMENWOMEN
Ø College professor
Ø Computer/IT analyst
Ø Human resources manager
Ø Market research analyst
Ø Biological technician
PsychologistØ Psychologist
Ø Telephone operator
Ø Radiation therapist
Ø Agricultural and food scientist
Ø Software engineer

7. According to the poll conducted India is fourth most danger place in
the world for women

8. BBARRIERSARRIERS ININ WOMENWOMEN SAFETYSAFETY
Ø Lack of justice, weak punitive measures towards
offenders
Ø Lack of ineffective basic services, with emphasis
on health or rehabilitation psychological services and
counselling services for women
Ø Lack of ineffective gender-based policies
Ø Lack of fear of police and law in minds of people
Ø Unemployment of women, women’s poverty, women’s
financial dependence on their partners
Ø Drugs and alcohol abuse by men

9. HHOWOW TOTO OVERCOMEOVERCOME BARRIERSBARRIERS ININ WOMENWOMEN SAFETYSAFETY
Ø Rights-based (civil) law
Ø Increasing number of organisations of men against
violence
Ø Giving capital punishment
Ø Implementing strict law
Ø Gender sensistation workshops with men and jointØ Gender sensistation workshops with men and joint
campaigns against violence against women
Ø Using Media as a Tool for awareness
Ø Increase the police and women police in areas
Ø Strict law for convicts
Ø By changing attitude towards women
Ø Not considering them as toy

10. EMPOWER YOURSELFEMPOWER YOURSELF
Ø Carry a pepper spray and don’t hesitate to use it
Ø Avoid using poorly light streets
Ø Never use short cuts and narrow alleys
Ø Avoiding a car-jacking. Lock all doors and keep windows
up when drivingup when driving
Ø Defend yourself physically
Ø Listen to your gut instinct
Ø Fight it out where it happens; resist and keep resisting
Ø The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are
close enough to use it, do!
Ø ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs

12. Presented by :Presented by :--
Team: Chandan Singh
College : S.B.S.S.T.C
City : Firozpur
State : Punjab