5. OUTLINE
What is Women Empowerment?
Status of Women in India
Present Scenario
6. What is Women Empowerment?
Status of Women in India
Present Scenario
Need and Importance of Women
Empowerment
7. OUTLINE
What is Women Empowerment?
Status of Women in India
Present Scenario
Need and Importance of Women
Empowerment
Measures to facilitate Women
Empowerment
8. OUTLINE
What is Women Empowerment?
Status of Women in India
Present Scenario
Need and Importance of Women
Empowerment
Measures to facilitate Women
Empowerment
Conclusion
9. What is
Empowerment?
Empowerment is the process of
increasing the authority and
responsibility of individuals or
groups to make choices and to
transform those choices into
desired actions and outcomes.
10. What is Women
Empowerment?
Women empowerment in its most
sensible form means- creation of a
welfare environment where women can:
11. What is Women
Empowerment?
Women empowerment in its most
sensible form means- creation of a
welfare environment where women can:
Live Fearlessly
12. What is Women
Empowerment?
Women empowerment in its most
sensible form means- creation of a
welfare environment where women can:
Live Fearlessly
Live Independently
13. What is Women
Empowerment?
Women empowerment in its most
sensible form means- creation of a
welfare environment where women can:
Live Fearlessly
Live Independently
Have Equal Opportunities
14. What is Women
Empowerment?
Women empowerment in its most
sensible form means- creation of a
welfare environment where women can:
Live Fearlessly
Live Independently
Have Equal Opportunities
Have Freedom of Decision
Making…
15. It focuses on increasing the Economical, Political, Legal,
Educational and Spiritual
Strength of Women
16.
17.
18. Status of women in ancient India:
In ancient India women enjoyed equivalent
status and rights like their male counterparts.
In addition, they were properly educated in the
early vedic period.
19. Women at that time had freedom to make
their own decisions. They were free to choose
their life partner as well. This system was
popularly known as ‘Swyamwar’. In fact, during
that period women had superior condition than
men. However, the situation never remained
the same in the Medival India!
20. Status of women in MEDIeVAL India:
The status of women in India started falling
during this period. Women were treated
inferior than men in the practical life. They
always had to suffer severe Gender Inequality.
Let us have a look on how women are suffering
since the medieval time…
23. Women were never
given any right of
liberty and equality.
They were abstained
from being well-educated.
24. Women were never
given any right of
liberty and equality.
They were abstained
from being well-educated.
They were prohibited
from taking external
matters as well as
domestic matters.
25. Women were never
given any right of
liberty and equality.
They were abstained
from being well-educated.
They were prohibited
from taking external
matters as well as
domestic matters.
They were always
been suppressed and
humiliated.
26. They were under
the influence of
their parents before
marriage and
husband after
marriage.
27. They were under
the influence of
their parents before
marriage and
husband after
marriage.
Purdah System was
introduced to the
Society.
28. They were under
the influence of
their parents before
marriage and
husband after
marriage.
Purdah System was
introduced to the
Society.
The Sati System
was practiced.
29. From Medieval to Modern India…
(where is the change???)
Not only this much,
several ill practices
against women welfare
also prevailed in the
history which are still
existing in the modern
time.
Some of the examples of
those evil practices
against women are…
38. Today, women in India are having certain
Freedom and Rights such as:
Freedom of
Expression
Freedo
m of
Educatio
n
Freedom of Equality, etc…
39. However, despite of such freedoms,
crimes against women are s til l
happening.
For example:
40. However, despite of such freedoms,
crimes against women are s til l
happening.
For example:
•Dowry
41. However, despite of such freedoms,
crimes against women are s til l
happening.
For example:
•Dowry
•Domestic Violence
42. However, despite of such freedoms,
crimes against women are s til l
happening.
For example:
•Dowry
•Domestic Violence
•Gender selective abortion
43. However, despite of such freedoms,
crimes against women are s til l
happening.
For example:
•Dowry
•Domestic Violence
•Gender selective abortion
•Acid attacks
44. However, despite of such freedoms,
crimes against women are s til l
happening.
For example:
•Dowry
•Domestic Violence
•Gender selective abortion
•Acid attacks
•Rapes
45. However, despite of such freedoms,
crimes against women are s til l
happening.
For example:
•Dowry
•Domestic Violence
•Gender selective abortion
•Acid attacks
•Rapes
•Forced prostitution etc.
46. They Also Suffer From:
•Malnutrition
•Child Marriage
•Women Trafficking
•Family Abuse
… and many more
47. DISCRIMINATION
Walk through the hall with
every eye on me,
Surrounded by four walls
as far as I can see…
Snickers, Sneers &
laughter,
Discrimination too!
Taunted from on and after
Because I’m not like you?
I‘m different so you shun
me...
48. Leave me standing in the
rain,
You hurt me, though you
see that I’m in pain…
I hate discrimination
among the world I see.
If we are all one nation,
Why this discrimination
against me???
49.
50. Before heading towards the need
and importance of Women
Empowerment, It is very essential
to understand the importance of
‘Women’ in the society…
51. Women are the most important
component of any society.
A woman plays various roles in a
person’s life. She in fact is the
creator of life herself. Let us have a
look on the place of Women in the
society…
52. In Indian culture, woman
is being worshipped
as “Maa Durga” for
Power, “Maa Lakshami”
for Wealth,
“Maa Saraswati” for
Wisdom and as many more
Goddesses…
57. They are responsible for so
many things that makes the
biggest part of human society.
However, the unfortunate part
out of these responsibilities is
that women are subjected to
severe gender disparity, that
ends up leaving them dead and
disabled!
The Question is…
62. Now let us understand why is there
a need for Women Empowerment
Women constitute a great part of the
population of the world. Unhappy women
means unhappy societies. Women must be
protected from any form of abuse and
exploitation for the development of the
society. Women need to be empowered
because of the responsibilities they perform
in the society.
63. Women need to be empowered because they are deprived
of:
Decision Making Power
Freedom of Movement
Access to Education
Access to Employment
Exposure to Media
64. Importance of Women Empowerment
Women that constitute half of the
population in India can garner
better development opportunities that
wi l l bring the National Development
on the International front
65. A segment of women that is suppressed,
if empowered through education and
employment opportunities, they can
take the GDP to a higher level.
66. Women Empowerment can contribute
a lot towards the Human Resource
Development in the country.
67.
68. If a woman is sufficiently
ambitious, determined
and empowered, there is
practically nothing she can’t
do…
70. Providing education
Self employment
Providing minimum needs like nutrition,
health, sanitation, housing
Other than this, society should change
the mentality of word “women”.
encouraging women to develop in their
fields they are good at and make a
career.
71. In order to empower women in India , they
must be provided with certain rights such as:
Right to equality
Right to Education
Right to Decision Making
Right to express their needs
Right to mobility and social
interaction etc.
72. Further, there is a great need
to protect them from crimes
which they keep on facing on
a daily basis in India. Strict
laws should be formulated in
order to reduce the crime
against women.
73.
74.
75.
76.
77.
78.
79. Let us have a
glance on the faces
of Indian women
who contributed
towards the
development of the
nation…
89. Women represent half of the world’s
population. Until women are given the
same opportunities that men are,
entire societies will be destined to
perform below their true potentials
.The greatest need of the hour is
change of social attitude to women.