Women Empowerment in 2020

1. Women Empowerment
Presented by
Dhanashri Sormare SCH 38
Amit Vidhate SCH 40
Datta Khandagade SCH 56
Ritik Pahade SCH 60
Ajay patil SCH 62
Prasad Raut SCH 66

2. What is Women Empowerment ?
• Women Empowerment means freedom of women from the
vicious grips of social, economical, political, caste and gender
based discrimination.
• It means granting women to make life choices.
• Women Empowerment itself elaborates that Social Rights,
Political Rights, Economic Stability, Judical strength and all other
rights should be also equal to women.
• Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru said, "when women move forward
family moves, the villages move, and the nation moves."
• Swami Vivekananda, quoted that, "There is no chance for the
welfare of the world unless the condition of women is improved."

3. Need of Women Empowerment
• Women are worshipped as goddess in India But, not given
her true position.
• Women's are deprived of:
- Decision making power
- Access to Employment
- Access to Education
- Freedom of movement
- Domestic Violence
- Exposure to media

4. Status of Women in Indian Society
• India is now in transition age - present century is the
""Knowledge Century Era".
• Knowledge driven generation will be asset for progress and
development of our nation.
• To achieve and sustain high growth rates access in education
should be open for entire population without discrimination.
• As women are dynamic promoters of social transformation. Their
employment and education is must.
• But, in recent years crime and violence act against women have
increased dramatically.
• Crime against women in 2019 up by 50% in Rajasthan.

5. Crimes Against
Women
1. Domestic Violence
2. Acid Attack
3. Dowry
4. Female infanticide
5. Rape
6. Sexual harrassment
7. Trafficking

6. Shocking Reports by UN
When Home is unsafe place:
• 137 women killed by members of their own family each day.
• 1 in 5 women aged 15-49 have suffered intimate partner Violence.
• 650 million women and girls alive today were married before age
18.
• 45 countries have no laws to protect women from domestic
violence.
• 200 million have undergone female genital mutilation.

7. What are the main problem ?
• Lack of Education
• Financial constraints
• Family responsibility
• Low mobility
• Low ability to bear risk
• Low need of achievement
• Absence of ambition for the achievement
• Social status

8. Pre-requisites of Women Empowerment
• Involvement of women in decision making process.
• Desired self-respect.
• Social Diginity.
• Active participation in Social, Economic and Political
spheres.
• Process of decision making Empowerment.

9. Facilitating Factors for Women
Empowerment
• Existence of women organization's
• Availability of support system
• Availability of women-specific
• Availability of funds
• Feminist leadership
• Networking
• Favourable media coverage
• Favourable policy climate.

10. Six "S" of Women
Empowerment
1. Siksha =Education
2. Swasthya =Health
3. Swavlamban =Self Reliance
4. Samajik Nyay =Justice
5. Smavedan =Sensitivity
6. Samta =Equality

11. Ways to achieve women Empowerment
A
• Self help group
• Government schemes
• Microfinance
• Self employment
• Angan Badis

12. Bills and Acts for Women Empowerment in
2019
1. The surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019: The purpose of the
Bill was to ban commercial surrogacy in the country.
2. The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill,
2019: The purpose of the Bill was to declare triple talaq
illegal.
3. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill,2019: It
was passed to protect the rights of transgender persons.
4. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences
(Amendment) Bill, 2019: It was proposed to protect
children from any kind of sexual offenses.

13. Status of women in Modern India
• Position and starts of today's women in India is
considerably changed in modern indian society.
• A country or community cannot be considered civilized
where women is not honoured.
• Modern Indian woman today occupy high rank position as
I.A.S, I.P.S, Defence service and participate in various sports.
• Women have also achieved high fame in areas of acting,
music and acting.
• Today, Women are joining the field of Science and
Technology.

14. Thank you !!!