it is about what is women empowerment in nutshell.

2. WomenWomen
EmpowermentEmpowerment

3. Outline
•What is Women Empowerment?
•Why should it be
•History
•Existing problems
•Ways to achieve it
•Efforts made to achieve it
•Achievements

4. What is Women Empowerment
or
Gender Empowerment ?
It is the process and the outcome of the
process by which women challenge
gender-based discrimination against
women/men in all the institutions and
structure of society.

5. Why need of womenWhy need of women
empowerment?empowerment?
““Women are worshipped as goddess in INDIA,Women are worshipped as goddess in INDIA,
But not given her true position.”But not given her true position.”
The main problemsThe main problems facedfaced by women in past and presentby women in past and present
Gender discriminationGender discrimination
Women educationWomen education
Female infanticideFemale infanticide
DowryDowry
Marriage in same caste and child marriageMarriage in same caste and child marriage
Atrocities on women: With their age, they have been raped, kicked,Atrocities on women: With their age, they have been raped, kicked,
killed, subdued & humiliated almost daily.killed, subdued & humiliated almost daily.

7. •The physical, sexual and psychological harm or
suffering to women
•Includes threat of such an act, coercin or arbitrary
deprivation of liberty whether occurring in public or
private life

8. Threats to them are many…Threats to them are many…

9. Lack of education,
Financial constraint,
Family responsibility,
Low mobility,
Low ability to bear risk,
Low need for achievement,
Absence of ambition for the
achievement,
Social status
What are the main
problems?

11. Begging for FoodBegging for Food

12. She lost her children out of Hunger andShe lost her children out of Hunger and
PovertyPoverty

13. The lostThe lost
Childhood….Childhood….

15. It is well known that women and children work in huge numbers inIt is well known that women and children work in huge numbers in
bidi-rolling, agarbatti-rolling, bangle making, weaving, brassware,bidi-rolling, agarbatti-rolling, bangle making, weaving, brassware,
leather, crafts and other industries.leather, crafts and other industries.
Yet, only 3 % of these women are recorded as laborers.Yet, only 3 % of these women are recorded as laborers.

22. Synergy
Cooperation
Physical Strength
Untapped Energy

24. Mother TeresaMother Teresa

25. Indira GandhiIndira Gandhi

26. Kiran BediKiran Bedi

27. QueenQueen
ElizabethElizabeth

28. KalpanaKalpana
ChawlaChawla