2. What is women empowerment?
It refers to increasing the spiritual, political, social or
economic strength of women.
It often involves the empowered developing
confidence in their own capacities.
3. Why we need empowerment?
Educational problems
Society
Gender prejudice
Low confidence
Lack of unity
Problem related with health
Poverty and Ignorance
Traditional barriers
4. Government steps
Since independence, efforts have been made to
educate women on various political, economical and
social issues
They have made various laws in constitution of India
There are many NGOs running and organization for
welfare of women
Government is making efforts for upliftment of women
They are trying to eradicate and remove problems
which women are facing from past
5. Problems faced by women
Women have been always under shadowed against men
Dowry
In past years women were just used a toy to give birth to
a child
Women were not given respect, education and
importance
Sati
Child marriages
Illiteracy
6. LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS
The Indecent Representation of Women Act,1886
The Dowry Prohibition Act,1961
The Commission of Sati Act,1987
National Commission for Women Act,1990
Protection for Domestic Violence Bill,2002
Sexual harassment of women at workplace and other
institutions-Supreme court order
7. NEED FOR WOMEN
EMPOWERMENT
In this contemporary world, women need to gain same
amount of power that men have
Women should forget that men are holders of power
They are backbone of society
Women should be empowered in different sections like
education, politics, work force and even more power within
their own households
They play the most important role of keeping the family
together
If they are empowered, they will do work with more trust
and more attention and take others work as their own
If you educate a women she will educate the whole family
8. IMPORTANCE OF WOMEN
EMPOWERMENT
Women are leaders everywhere you look, a CEO to
housewife that holds together a home. Our country
was built by women who stand alone
Empowered women can exert power to shape their
families, communities and countries
Women should be respected as well as her needs and
aspirations as she can only give best to society
9. BENEFITS TO SOCIETY BY WOMEN
EMPOWERMENT
Personal knowledge
Self-defining
Personal Power
Authenticity
Creativity
Physical strength
Maturity in relationships
Economic independence
Having political power in society
10. PROPORTION OF WOMEN IN
DIFFERENT SECTORS
68.5 % Women work in farming
10.8% in manufacturing tobacco products
5.1% in construction work
3.8% in educational work
2.1 % work in grocery stores
1.6% in household work
1.5 % in personal services
1.1 % in healthcare work
1% in bureaucracy
11. GREAT WOMEN PERSONALITIES
MOTHER TERESA : She was a social worker and she
helped many women and changed their life
INDIRA GANDHI : She was first women prime
minister of india
12. KALPANA CHAWLA : First woman of Indian origin to
go in space
KIRAN BEDI : India’s first lady IPS officer
13. VIJAYA LAXMI PANDIT : First women president of
UN general assembly
PRATIBHA PATIL : First women president of India
