Women empowerment in India faces several challenges. Key issues include demographic imbalance through practices like female foeticide and infanticide. There are also health problems, neglect of female education, insufficient economic and political participation for women, and violence against women. While laws have aimed to promote women's empowerment, patriarchal attitudes persist and true empowerment will require social and behavioral changes.
Assessment and Analysis of the Overall Situation of Women and Children: Bangl...Premier Publishers
This document provides an overview of the situation of women and children in Bangladesh. It discusses several issues they face such as high maternal mortality, malnutrition, domestic violence, lack of access to healthcare and education, child marriage, and poverty. Several organizations are working to address these challenges. The government and UNICEF are working to increase access to education for girls and provide maternal healthcare. Programs also aim to reduce child marriage and malnutrition. While progress has been made, many women and children in Bangladesh still face significant hardships. More efforts are needed to promote their rights and improve overall living conditions.
The document discusses gender parity in India. It defines gender parity as discrimination against women based on their sex. It then outlines some of the major causes of gender inequality in India, including bad mentality, lack of education, traditions/culture, and religion. It also discusses some current forms of inequality women face, such as violence, child marriage, and lack of economic independence. Finally, it summarizes some steps the Indian government has taken to promote gender equality, such as educational programs and financial assistance schemes.
The document provides an overview of gender equality, equity, and challenges in Bangladesh. It begins by defining equality versus equity through examples. It then discusses gender inequality in Bangladesh, including lack of a gender-responsive work environment, uneven access to education, lack of legal protections, lack of employment equality, early marriage, gender-based violence, and lack of political representation. Next, it covers the implications of gender roles and impacts of gender inequality on individuals, relationships, and society. The role of development organizations in promoting gender equality is also discussed. Finally, some specific consequences of gender inequality in Bangladesh are outlined, such as increased maternal mortality, dowry practices, lower recreational facilities for women, physical harassment, lower wages for women, poor
“Gender inequality is an important aspect which deserves special attention. Women and girls represent half the population, and our society has not been fair to this half. Their socio-economic status is improving, but gaps persist….The emergence of women in public spaces, which is an absolutely essential part of social emancipation, is accompanied by growing threats to their safety and security…… the issue of safety and security of women is of the highest concern to our Government. There can be no meaningful development without the active participation of half the population and this participation simply cannot take place if their security is not assured”.
“Gender inequality is an important aspect which deserves special attention. Women and girls represent half the population, and our society has not been fair to this half. Their socio-economic status is improving, but gaps persist….The emergence of women in public spaces, which is an absolutely essential part of social emancipation, is accompanied by growing threats to their safety and security…… the issue of safety and security of women is of the highest concern to our Government. There can be no meaningful development without the active participation of half the population and this participation simply cannot take place if their security is not assured”. Hence, “Gender Inclusive Development” should be our main aim for the overall development of our country. We have to find out the ways and means, how women could be involved in the development process. In India, despite several years of planed development, improvement observed in education and, to a lesser extent, in health women’s improved capabilities do not seem to have been translated into an equal participation between men and women in economic and political activities.
Women face several issues related to work globally and in the Philippines. Globally, fewer women work than men, and they tend to work in vulnerable jobs with less security or dangerous conditions. Women also experience a persistent pay gap. While maternity leave has increased, many issues remain unaddressed.
In the Philippines, women experience high rates of poverty and lack access to decent work opportunities. They face gender biases and lack of support or protection. Education shows gender parity in primary levels but women remain underrepresented in STEM fields and vocational programs.
Women's health issues center around sexual and reproductive health, where teenage pregnancy and maternal mortality remain problems. Access to healthcare and discrimination also hinder women. The Responsible
Gender inequality in India is among the worst in the world according to UN reports. It manifests through unequal rights, responsibilities, and opportunities for women that translate to poor health, education, and economic outcomes compared to men. When adjusted for gender inequality, India's Human Development Index ranking falls below countries like Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh that are poorer overall. Common faces of gender injustice in India include dowry practices that extort women and families, as well as educational inequalities like fewer female teachers and gender biases that depict women as weak in curriculums.
Women empowerment unit-iii- Problems and Challenges in indiaDr. Mani Madhavan
Women and Education
Women and Health
Women and Economy
Women and Politics
A woman’s lack of education also has a negative impact on the health and wellbeing of her children. For instance, a recent survey in India found that infant mortality was inversely related to mother’s educational level
Assessment and Analysis of the Overall Situation of Women and Children: Bangl...Premier Publishers
This document provides an overview of the situation of women and children in Bangladesh. It discusses several issues they face such as high maternal mortality, malnutrition, domestic violence, lack of access to healthcare and education, child marriage, and poverty. Several organizations are working to address these challenges. The government and UNICEF are working to increase access to education for girls and provide maternal healthcare. Programs also aim to reduce child marriage and malnutrition. While progress has been made, many women and children in Bangladesh still face significant hardships. More efforts are needed to promote their rights and improve overall living conditions.
The document discusses gender parity in India. It defines gender parity as discrimination against women based on their sex. It then outlines some of the major causes of gender inequality in India, including bad mentality, lack of education, traditions/culture, and religion. It also discusses some current forms of inequality women face, such as violence, child marriage, and lack of economic independence. Finally, it summarizes some steps the Indian government has taken to promote gender equality, such as educational programs and financial assistance schemes.
The document provides an overview of gender equality, equity, and challenges in Bangladesh. It begins by defining equality versus equity through examples. It then discusses gender inequality in Bangladesh, including lack of a gender-responsive work environment, uneven access to education, lack of legal protections, lack of employment equality, early marriage, gender-based violence, and lack of political representation. Next, it covers the implications of gender roles and impacts of gender inequality on individuals, relationships, and society. The role of development organizations in promoting gender equality is also discussed. Finally, some specific consequences of gender inequality in Bangladesh are outlined, such as increased maternal mortality, dowry practices, lower recreational facilities for women, physical harassment, lower wages for women, poor
“Gender inequality is an important aspect which deserves special attention. Women and girls represent half the population, and our society has not been fair to this half. Their socio-economic status is improving, but gaps persist….The emergence of women in public spaces, which is an absolutely essential part of social emancipation, is accompanied by growing threats to their safety and security…… the issue of safety and security of women is of the highest concern to our Government. There can be no meaningful development without the active participation of half the population and this participation simply cannot take place if their security is not assured”.
“Gender inequality is an important aspect which deserves special attention. Women and girls represent half the population, and our society has not been fair to this half. Their socio-economic status is improving, but gaps persist….The emergence of women in public spaces, which is an absolutely essential part of social emancipation, is accompanied by growing threats to their safety and security…… the issue of safety and security of women is of the highest concern to our Government. There can be no meaningful development without the active participation of half the population and this participation simply cannot take place if their security is not assured”. Hence, “Gender Inclusive Development” should be our main aim for the overall development of our country. We have to find out the ways and means, how women could be involved in the development process. In India, despite several years of planed development, improvement observed in education and, to a lesser extent, in health women’s improved capabilities do not seem to have been translated into an equal participation between men and women in economic and political activities.
Women face several issues related to work globally and in the Philippines. Globally, fewer women work than men, and they tend to work in vulnerable jobs with less security or dangerous conditions. Women also experience a persistent pay gap. While maternity leave has increased, many issues remain unaddressed.
In the Philippines, women experience high rates of poverty and lack access to decent work opportunities. They face gender biases and lack of support or protection. Education shows gender parity in primary levels but women remain underrepresented in STEM fields and vocational programs.
Women's health issues center around sexual and reproductive health, where teenage pregnancy and maternal mortality remain problems. Access to healthcare and discrimination also hinder women. The Responsible
Gender inequality in India is among the worst in the world according to UN reports. It manifests through unequal rights, responsibilities, and opportunities for women that translate to poor health, education, and economic outcomes compared to men. When adjusted for gender inequality, India's Human Development Index ranking falls below countries like Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh that are poorer overall. Common faces of gender injustice in India include dowry practices that extort women and families, as well as educational inequalities like fewer female teachers and gender biases that depict women as weak in curriculums.
Women empowerment unit-iii- Problems and Challenges in indiaDr. Mani Madhavan
Women and Education
Women and Health
Women and Economy
Women and Politics
A woman’s lack of education also has a negative impact on the health and wellbeing of her children. For instance, a recent survey in India found that infant mortality was inversely related to mother’s educational level
This PowerPoint presentation discusses women empowerment in India. It begins with defining women empowerment and noting that it varies based on location, education, social status, and age. It then examines different aspects of women's empowerment such as decision making power, freedom of movement, access to education, employment, media exposure, and domestic violence. It outlines both challenges like lack of education and financial constraints as well as benefits of empowerment such as independence and equality. The presentation also discusses the roles of government programs and NGOs in empowering women as well as women's rights. It concludes by emphasizing the importance of women's empowerment for society's development.
Rohini Pande, Harvard University and EPoD - Global interventions to improve ...POSHAN
Presentation made at an IFPRI event on "What Lies Beneath:
Women’s and Girls’ Wellbeing as a Critical Underpinning of India’s Nutritional Challenge" on December 10, 2018, in New Delhi
The document discusses various types of inequality in different countries. In India, it describes gender inequality and how cultural factors like patriarchy and dowry system contribute. It also discusses economic inequality in India and how growth, asset distribution, employment, and regional differences impact inequality. In the US, it outlines gender pay gaps, lack of women in management, and differences in maternity leave policies. It also discusses growing wealth inequality in the US since the 1970s. In China, it summarizes gender income inequalities, higher unemployment rates for women, and discriminatory hiring practices against women. For Bangladesh, it outlines wealth inequality between the rich and poor, causes and impacts of poverty, and gender disparities in education.
Female foeticide, or the killing of female fetuses, is a major issue in India. It is driven by social preferences for sons over daughters and enabled by technology like ultrasounds. This has led to unnatural increases in the male to female sex ratio, with 108.8 males for every 100 females according to the 2011 census. The government has tried to address this through acts banning sex-selective abortions, but enforcement has been a challenge due to social attitudes.
This presentation discusses gender as a development issue. It aims to understand gender and development, gender discriminations and inequalities, and the importance of addressing gender issues and achieving the Millennium Development Goals. It provides data on global educational, health, economic, and political inequalities faced by women. While Bangladesh has made progress in some development indicators, it still faces challenges like lower female education rates, labor participation, and political representation. Existing policy gaps and recommendations to promote gender equality and women's empowerment are discussed to foster more inclusive development.
The document discusses gender discrimination and inequality in Bangladesh. It provides definitions of gender discrimination and discusses how it manifests systematically in denying opportunities, rights and resources to individuals based on their gender. It then discusses specific issues of gender inequality in Bangladesh, including perceptions that view girls as having lesser value and limited roles. It also discusses challenges such as low quality of education, lack of access and equity in education for girls, especially for those who never enroll or drop out. Overall, the document analyzes different dimensions of gender discrimination and inequality prevalent in Bangladeshi society and how it impacts women and girls.
India faces several economic issues including overpopulation, poverty, and lack of sanitation. A forced sterilization program in the 1970s failed to control population growth. Approximately 22% of Indians live below the poverty line according to the Indian government. Lack of sanitation facilities leads to many preventable deaths, especially among children, and costs India billions annually in economic losses. The government has implemented various programs to improve sanitation access with a goal of universal access by 2017 through education, incentives, and infrastructure development.
Bangladesh has a high rate of child marriage, with 66% of girls married before age 18. Child marriage denies children's rights to health, education, and freedom from violence. It often results from traditional customs, poverty, viewing girls as economic burdens, and lower dowry costs. The legal age of marriage is 18 for girls but enforcement is lacking. Reducing poverty, increasing education, empowering females, strict law application, and awareness campaigns, especially in rural areas, are needed to curb this practice. Despite initiatives, child marriage rates remain unchanged, so government and NGOs must strengthen advocacy and outreach.
The document discusses the barriers girls face to receiving an education globally. While progress has been made, millions of girls remain out of school, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and South/West Asia. Cultural norms favoring boys' education, health issues like lack of facilities and female genital mutilation, early marriage, and safety concerns in the classroom are among the key barriers preventing girls from obtaining an education. Educating girls has significant social and economic benefits, including reduced fertility rates, lower child mortality, increased immunization of children, and greater female empowerment.
The document discusses the economics of gender equality and female empowerment based on case studies from India and Malawi. It finds that gender inequality is still prevalent in both countries and reinforces poverty. While political empowerment of women has helped in some areas by getting more women into leadership roles, socio-cultural stereotypes persist. More training is still needed for female representatives to effectively address issues like health, education, and development programs. Overall, achieving true gender equality requires a unified effort to end both poverty and discrimination.
The Government of India declared 2001 as the Women's Empowerment Year to promote gender equality and view women as equal partners to men. This process has accelerated efforts to address discrimination faced by women in various areas of family and public life. Empowerment of women is vital for India's future and involves ensuring women have access to education, information, and the ability to make independent decisions about their physical health and socioeconomic conditions. Currently, many women in India remain ill equipped to improve their traditionally unsatisfactory conditions due to lack of education, domestic violence, and cultural preferences for male children.
Child marriage is still very common in Bangladesh, with 66% of girls married before 18 years old, despite laws banning the practice. The root causes of child marriage include traditional customs, poverty, viewing young girls as an economic burden, and lack of enforcement of existing laws. Reducing child marriage will require increased education, empowerment of women, poverty reduction, community awareness campaigns, and stronger application of anti-child marriage legislation.
The Paradoxical Tale of India's Working Women (Author: Anika Gururaj)AnikaGururaj
Female labour force participation across India has continuously declined and languished at about 27.5 percent since 2015-16 which is considerably lower than it was a decade earlier. This is in spite of India witnessing unparalleled 9 percent annual growth rates, marked improvement in the human development indicators, a sizable decline in fertility rates, greater illiteracy and more education.
What is causing this alarming decline in participation by women in India’s workforce? What are possible solutions?
PREPARED BY:
Anika Gururaj
Summer Research Intern @ The Takshashila Institution
This document discusses the role of mass media in empowering women in India. It provides context on the status of women in India and some of the key issues they face including gender inequality, wage discrimination, crimes against women, underrepresentation in leadership positions, health issues, and gaps in education levels. It then discusses how alternative media like community radio and grassroots campaigns can help empower women by giving them a voice. It also summarizes some recommendations from committees on how media can positively portray women and raise awareness of women's issues.
This document discusses women's empowerment in India. It begins with defining women's empowerment and noting that it is dependent on various factors like location, education, caste, and age. It then outlines issues affecting women like domestic violence, dowry, female feticide, and their historical status in Indian society. The document discusses the national policy for women's empowerment in India and strategies to empower women through education, employment, microcredit, politics, and development goals. It concludes by emphasizing the need to change social attitudes towards women and highlighting their crucial role in society.
This document discusses women's empowerment in India. It begins with defining women's empowerment and noting that it is dependent on various factors like location, education, caste, and age. It then outlines issues affecting women like domestic violence, dowry, female feticide, and their historical status in Indian society. The document discusses the national policy for women's empowerment in India and strategies to empower women through education, employment, microcredit, politics, and development goals. It concludes by emphasizing the need to change social attitudes towards women and highlighting their crucial role in society.
There are several key problems faced by women in India that need to be addressed, including low literacy rates, domestic violence, and lack of access to menstrual hygiene products and education. Some specific issues highlighted include that 1 in 3 women are illiterate, 70% experience domestic violence, and 88% use unsanitary materials for menstruation instead of products like sanitary pads. Proposed solutions include increasing access to education for girls, strengthening laws against domestic abuse and dowry deaths, and improving affordability and availability of sanitary pads. Overall, empowering women in India requires efforts across several areas like education, safety, health, and socioeconomic status.
Uganda has made progress in increasing school enrollment rates, especially for girls. However, girls face many obstacles once enrolled, such as harassment, discrimination, and gendered discipline. The document analyzes whether educating girls in Uganda truly empowers them or leaves them more disenfranchised. It discusses women's issues in Uganda and how the education system functions. While education can lead to advantages like lower fertility rates and poverty, the document explores how gender issues in schools may undermine those benefits. It aims to determine if reforming the education system could make schooling more advantageous for Ugandan girls.
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This PowerPoint presentation discusses women empowerment in India. It begins with defining women empowerment and noting that it varies based on location, education, social status, and age. It then examines different aspects of women's empowerment such as decision making power, freedom of movement, access to education, employment, media exposure, and domestic violence. It outlines both challenges like lack of education and financial constraints as well as benefits of empowerment such as independence and equality. The presentation also discusses the roles of government programs and NGOs in empowering women as well as women's rights. It concludes by emphasizing the importance of women's empowerment for society's development.
Rohini Pande, Harvard University and EPoD - Global interventions to improve ...POSHAN
Presentation made at an IFPRI event on "What Lies Beneath:
Women’s and Girls’ Wellbeing as a Critical Underpinning of India’s Nutritional Challenge" on December 10, 2018, in New Delhi
The document discusses various types of inequality in different countries. In India, it describes gender inequality and how cultural factors like patriarchy and dowry system contribute. It also discusses economic inequality in India and how growth, asset distribution, employment, and regional differences impact inequality. In the US, it outlines gender pay gaps, lack of women in management, and differences in maternity leave policies. It also discusses growing wealth inequality in the US since the 1970s. In China, it summarizes gender income inequalities, higher unemployment rates for women, and discriminatory hiring practices against women. For Bangladesh, it outlines wealth inequality between the rich and poor, causes and impacts of poverty, and gender disparities in education.
Female foeticide, or the killing of female fetuses, is a major issue in India. It is driven by social preferences for sons over daughters and enabled by technology like ultrasounds. This has led to unnatural increases in the male to female sex ratio, with 108.8 males for every 100 females according to the 2011 census. The government has tried to address this through acts banning sex-selective abortions, but enforcement has been a challenge due to social attitudes.
This presentation discusses gender as a development issue. It aims to understand gender and development, gender discriminations and inequalities, and the importance of addressing gender issues and achieving the Millennium Development Goals. It provides data on global educational, health, economic, and political inequalities faced by women. While Bangladesh has made progress in some development indicators, it still faces challenges like lower female education rates, labor participation, and political representation. Existing policy gaps and recommendations to promote gender equality and women's empowerment are discussed to foster more inclusive development.
The document discusses gender discrimination and inequality in Bangladesh. It provides definitions of gender discrimination and discusses how it manifests systematically in denying opportunities, rights and resources to individuals based on their gender. It then discusses specific issues of gender inequality in Bangladesh, including perceptions that view girls as having lesser value and limited roles. It also discusses challenges such as low quality of education, lack of access and equity in education for girls, especially for those who never enroll or drop out. Overall, the document analyzes different dimensions of gender discrimination and inequality prevalent in Bangladeshi society and how it impacts women and girls.
India faces several economic issues including overpopulation, poverty, and lack of sanitation. A forced sterilization program in the 1970s failed to control population growth. Approximately 22% of Indians live below the poverty line according to the Indian government. Lack of sanitation facilities leads to many preventable deaths, especially among children, and costs India billions annually in economic losses. The government has implemented various programs to improve sanitation access with a goal of universal access by 2017 through education, incentives, and infrastructure development.
Bangladesh has a high rate of child marriage, with 66% of girls married before age 18. Child marriage denies children's rights to health, education, and freedom from violence. It often results from traditional customs, poverty, viewing girls as economic burdens, and lower dowry costs. The legal age of marriage is 18 for girls but enforcement is lacking. Reducing poverty, increasing education, empowering females, strict law application, and awareness campaigns, especially in rural areas, are needed to curb this practice. Despite initiatives, child marriage rates remain unchanged, so government and NGOs must strengthen advocacy and outreach.
The document discusses the barriers girls face to receiving an education globally. While progress has been made, millions of girls remain out of school, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and South/West Asia. Cultural norms favoring boys' education, health issues like lack of facilities and female genital mutilation, early marriage, and safety concerns in the classroom are among the key barriers preventing girls from obtaining an education. Educating girls has significant social and economic benefits, including reduced fertility rates, lower child mortality, increased immunization of children, and greater female empowerment.
The document discusses the economics of gender equality and female empowerment based on case studies from India and Malawi. It finds that gender inequality is still prevalent in both countries and reinforces poverty. While political empowerment of women has helped in some areas by getting more women into leadership roles, socio-cultural stereotypes persist. More training is still needed for female representatives to effectively address issues like health, education, and development programs. Overall, achieving true gender equality requires a unified effort to end both poverty and discrimination.
The Government of India declared 2001 as the Women's Empowerment Year to promote gender equality and view women as equal partners to men. This process has accelerated efforts to address discrimination faced by women in various areas of family and public life. Empowerment of women is vital for India's future and involves ensuring women have access to education, information, and the ability to make independent decisions about their physical health and socioeconomic conditions. Currently, many women in India remain ill equipped to improve their traditionally unsatisfactory conditions due to lack of education, domestic violence, and cultural preferences for male children.
Child marriage is still very common in Bangladesh, with 66% of girls married before 18 years old, despite laws banning the practice. The root causes of child marriage include traditional customs, poverty, viewing young girls as an economic burden, and lack of enforcement of existing laws. Reducing child marriage will require increased education, empowerment of women, poverty reduction, community awareness campaigns, and stronger application of anti-child marriage legislation.
The Paradoxical Tale of India's Working Women (Author: Anika Gururaj)AnikaGururaj
Female labour force participation across India has continuously declined and languished at about 27.5 percent since 2015-16 which is considerably lower than it was a decade earlier. This is in spite of India witnessing unparalleled 9 percent annual growth rates, marked improvement in the human development indicators, a sizable decline in fertility rates, greater illiteracy and more education.
What is causing this alarming decline in participation by women in India’s workforce? What are possible solutions?
PREPARED BY:
Anika Gururaj
Summer Research Intern @ The Takshashila Institution
This document discusses the role of mass media in empowering women in India. It provides context on the status of women in India and some of the key issues they face including gender inequality, wage discrimination, crimes against women, underrepresentation in leadership positions, health issues, and gaps in education levels. It then discusses how alternative media like community radio and grassroots campaigns can help empower women by giving them a voice. It also summarizes some recommendations from committees on how media can positively portray women and raise awareness of women's issues.
This document discusses women's empowerment in India. It begins with defining women's empowerment and noting that it is dependent on various factors like location, education, caste, and age. It then outlines issues affecting women like domestic violence, dowry, female feticide, and their historical status in Indian society. The document discusses the national policy for women's empowerment in India and strategies to empower women through education, employment, microcredit, politics, and development goals. It concludes by emphasizing the need to change social attitudes towards women and highlighting their crucial role in society.
This document discusses women's empowerment in India. It begins with defining women's empowerment and noting that it is dependent on various factors like location, education, caste, and age. It then outlines issues affecting women like domestic violence, dowry, female feticide, and their historical status in Indian society. The document discusses the national policy for women's empowerment in India and strategies to empower women through education, employment, microcredit, politics, and development goals. It concludes by emphasizing the need to change social attitudes towards women and highlighting their crucial role in society.
There are several key problems faced by women in India that need to be addressed, including low literacy rates, domestic violence, and lack of access to menstrual hygiene products and education. Some specific issues highlighted include that 1 in 3 women are illiterate, 70% experience domestic violence, and 88% use unsanitary materials for menstruation instead of products like sanitary pads. Proposed solutions include increasing access to education for girls, strengthening laws against domestic abuse and dowry deaths, and improving affordability and availability of sanitary pads. Overall, empowering women in India requires efforts across several areas like education, safety, health, and socioeconomic status.
Uganda has made progress in increasing school enrollment rates, especially for girls. However, girls face many obstacles once enrolled, such as harassment, discrimination, and gendered discipline. The document analyzes whether educating girls in Uganda truly empowers them or leaves them more disenfranchised. It discusses women's issues in Uganda and how the education system functions. While education can lead to advantages like lower fertility rates and poverty, the document explores how gender issues in schools may undermine those benefits. It aims to determine if reforming the education system could make schooling more advantageous for Ugandan girls.
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Org Design is a core skill to be mastered by management for any successful org change.
Org Topologies™ in its essence is a two-dimensional space with 16 distinctive boxes - atomic organizational archetypes. That space helps you to plot your current operating model by positioning individuals, departments, and teams on the map. This will give a profound understanding of the performance of your value-creating organizational ecosystem.
Originally presented at XP2024 Bolzano
While agile has entered the post-mainstream age, possibly losing its mojo along the way, the rise of remote working is dealing a more severe blow than its industrialization.
In this talk we'll have a look to the cumulative effect of the constraints of a remote working environment and of the common countermeasures.
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Integrity in leadership builds trust by ensuring consistency between words and actions, making leaders reliable and credible. It also ensures ethical decision-making, which fosters a positive organizational culture and promotes long-term success. #RamVChary
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Comparing Stability and Sustainability in Agile SystemsRob Healy
Copy of the presentation given at XP2024 based on a research paper.
In this paper we explain wat overwork is and the physical and mental health risks associated with it.
We then explore how overwork relates to system stability and inventory.
Finally there is a call to action for Team Leads / Scrum Masters / Managers to measure and monitor excess work for individual teams.
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In the realm of effective leadership, a multitude of skills come into play, but one stands out as both crucial and challenging: public speaking.
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Sethurathnam Ravi, also known as S Ravi, is a distinguished Chartered Accountant and former Chairman of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). As the Founder and Managing Partner of Ravi Rajan & Co. LLP, he has made significant contributions to the fields of finance, banking, and corporate governance. His extensive career includes directorships in over 45 major organizations, including LIC, BHEL, and ONGC. With a passion for financial consulting and social issues, S Ravi continues to influence the industry and inspire future leaders.
A presentation on mastering key management concepts across projects, products, programs, and portfolios. Whether you're an aspiring manager or looking to enhance your skills, this session will provide you with the knowledge and tools to succeed in various management roles. Learn about the distinct lifecycles, methodologies, and essential skillsets needed to thrive in today's dynamic business environment.
3. Introduction
• Article 15(3) mentions the welfare of women
and children and can be stated as “Nothing in
this article shall prevent the State from
making any special provision for women and
children.”
• Ministry for women and child development
has collaborated with Facebook on November
19, 2019, to enhance digital literacy and
online safety for women and children in India.
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5. Women Empowerment
Issues in India
Demographic Imbalance
• Female Foeticide – Though abortion is legal
still, this legality is widely used for sex-
selective abortions.
• Female Infanticide.
• Maternal Mortality Rate – This is the result of
absolute neglect on our part with reference
to health and lack of health education.
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6. Women Empowerment
Issues in India
Health Problems
• India has issues related to basic health amenities
because the resources and infrastructure are
limited, and within that, the situation is worse
for marginalized people, including women.
• Health problems remain a very important issue
for India as a whole, and when it comes to
women, in particular, the situation is even more
difficult.
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7. Women Empowerment
Issues in India
Neglect of Female Education
• It is not only related to enrollment but also to
the way female education is perceived.
Women are not enrolled equally as men.
• Even when they are enrolled, there is a very
high dropout rate because even if there is a
certain kind of problem at home, it is a girl
child that has to stay back.
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8. Women Empowerment
Issues in India
Insufficient economic and political partnership
• While there is a lot of emphasis on education
these days, it is still a matter of concern due
to the lower participation of women in the
workforce.
• For example, if one has to quit the job in a
couple, it is invariably the woman who has to
quit because it is considered unmanly for a
man to stay at home.
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9. Women Empowerment
Issues in India
Violence
• It includes not only physical violence but also
emotional and psychological violence. The
understanding of violence is changing, and it
is now more comprehensive.
• Example: At present, verbal abuse is also
violence.
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10. Women Empowerment –
Latest Updates
• The world is not on track to achieving gender
equality by 2030. The Human Development
Reports Gender Inequality Index shows that
overall progress in gender inequality has
declined in recent years.
• For instance, it would take about 250 years to
close the gender gap in economic
opportunity based on current trends.
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11. Women Empowerment –
Latest Updates
• India has fallen to 28th position in the World
Economic Forum’s global gender gap report
2021 and is now one of the worst performers
in South Asia, trailing behind neighbours
Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and
Myanmar; it is now ranked 140th among 156
countries.
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12. Challenges to Women
Empowerment
• Due to the patriarchy in the later Vedic period,
the status of women started to decline due to
the emergence of a new socio-cultural system.
• According to the National Family Health Survey
5, 23.3% of girls were married before the legal
age.
• Women’s safety (increasing rape cases) and
issues of marital rape.
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13. Challenges to Women
Empowerment
• According to the World Economic Forum, the
Global Gender Gap Report 2021, India has
declined on the political empowerment index
by 13.5% points, and there has been a
decline in the number of women ministers,
from 23.1% in 2019 to 9.1% in 2021.
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14. Prospects of Women
Empowerment
• The change of legislation in isolation will
never be able to stop child marriage unless
there is a socio-behavioural change among
the parents and community.
• There is also a need to strengthen families by
providing appropriate livelihood
opportunities.
• The Delhi government argued in favour of
retaining the marital rape exception.
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16. Conclusion
Women's empowerment can be defined to
promoting women's sense of self-worth, their
ability to determine their own choices, and their
right to influence social change for themselves
and others.
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Editor's Notes
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The purpose of epidemiology in public health practice is to
discover the agent, host, and environmental factors that affect health;
determine the relative importance of causes of illness, disability, and death;
identify those segments of the population that have the greatest risk from specific causes of ill health; and
evaluate the effectiveness of health programs and services in improving population health.
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The purpose of epidemiology in public health practice is to
discover the agent, host, and environmental factors that affect health;
determine the relative importance of causes of illness, disability, and death;
identify those segments of the population that have the greatest risk from specific causes of ill health; and
evaluate the effectiveness of health programs and services in improving population health.
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SAY:
The purpose of epidemiology in public health practice is to
discover the agent, host, and environmental factors that affect health;
determine the relative importance of causes of illness, disability, and death;
identify those segments of the population that have the greatest risk from specific causes of ill health; and
evaluate the effectiveness of health programs and services in improving population health.
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SAY:
The purpose of epidemiology in public health practice is to
discover the agent, host, and environmental factors that affect health;
determine the relative importance of causes of illness, disability, and death;
identify those segments of the population that have the greatest risk from specific causes of ill health; and
evaluate the effectiveness of health programs and services in improving population health.
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SAY:
The purpose of epidemiology in public health practice is to
discover the agent, host, and environmental factors that affect health;
determine the relative importance of causes of illness, disability, and death;
identify those segments of the population that have the greatest risk from specific causes of ill health; and
evaluate the effectiveness of health programs and services in improving population health.
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SAY:
The purpose of epidemiology in public health practice is to
discover the agent, host, and environmental factors that affect health;
determine the relative importance of causes of illness, disability, and death;
identify those segments of the population that have the greatest risk from specific causes of ill health; and
evaluate the effectiveness of health programs and services in improving population health.
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SAY:
The purpose of epidemiology in public health practice is to
discover the agent, host, and environmental factors that affect health;
determine the relative importance of causes of illness, disability, and death;
identify those segments of the population that have the greatest risk from specific causes of ill health; and
evaluate the effectiveness of health programs and services in improving population health.
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SAY:
The purpose of epidemiology in public health practice is to
discover the agent, host, and environmental factors that affect health;
determine the relative importance of causes of illness, disability, and death;
identify those segments of the population that have the greatest risk from specific causes of ill health; and
evaluate the effectiveness of health programs and services in improving population health.
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SAY:
The purpose of epidemiology in public health practice is to
discover the agent, host, and environmental factors that affect health;
determine the relative importance of causes of illness, disability, and death;
identify those segments of the population that have the greatest risk from specific causes of ill health; and
evaluate the effectiveness of health programs and services in improving population health.
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SAY:
The purpose of epidemiology in public health practice is to
discover the agent, host, and environmental factors that affect health;
determine the relative importance of causes of illness, disability, and death;
identify those segments of the population that have the greatest risk from specific causes of ill health; and
evaluate the effectiveness of health programs and services in improving population health.
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SAY:
The purpose of epidemiology in public health practice is to
discover the agent, host, and environmental factors that affect health;
determine the relative importance of causes of illness, disability, and death;
identify those segments of the population that have the greatest risk from specific causes of ill health; and
evaluate the effectiveness of health programs and services in improving population health.
GO to next slide.
SAY:
The purpose of epidemiology in public health practice is to
discover the agent, host, and environmental factors that affect health;
determine the relative importance of causes of illness, disability, and death;
identify those segments of the population that have the greatest risk from specific causes of ill health; and
evaluate the effectiveness of health programs and services in improving population health.
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