Problems and their solutions faced by women in present time

1. WOMEN
EMPOWERMENT
Made Made by :
Pragya Kapil
&
Vivek kumar Thakur

2. INTRODUCTION
“YATRA NARI ASTU PUJYANTE,
RAMNATE TATRE DEVATAA……….”
But, today :
• The creature blessed with the miracle of birth is
considered as a 2nd class citizen………..
• We have desire for a mother, a sister, a wife but not a
daughter…………
• We consider woman as the guardian of the respect
and honor of a family but they are seen as sexual
object in our society…………

3. EMPOWERMENT
DEFINATION
Chetna Sinha and her husband --
both farmers --approached the
Reserve Bank of India--idea of
founding a bank for rural
women…..
Today, she is a successful
entrepreneur--India's first co-
operative bank for rural women
-- the Manndeshi Mahila Bank.
Mrs. CHETNA SINHA

4. EMPOWERMENT ???
Increasing Crime Rate Girl Foeticide Rate

5. SUGGESTIONS
FOR
WOMEN
EMPOWERMENT

6. Female education
• Make it mandatory for
rural government
employees to send their
girl child to school.
• Increment female
teachers.
• Improve quality of mid
day meal to attract
children .
• Professional education
for married women.
• Gender Sensitization.
Literacy Rate in India

7. Healthcare
• Distribute work
among family
members.
• Give females some
time to rest.
• Promote Male
Contraceptive.
• Proper Health
check-ups.
FEMALE CONTRACEPTIVES
MALE CONTRACEPTIVES
CHECK-UPS
Contraceptive Use in U.P
among males and females

8. What we have done!!
Work done
by
students
of
college of engineering roorkee

9. Pankhuri
• A group started by our
batch(from April 2012 to
October 2012)
• Concentrating on the
education of small
children.
• Helping girls learn….just
a small initiative from
our side

10. Prayaas
• Started in the year
2010.
• Conducts blood
donation camp each
year in the college.
• In the year 2012 free
health check ups were
conducted in the
village Belra(in
roorkee).
• Eye check-ups were
conducted.
• Cloth donation is also
conducted at regular
intervals.

11. Domestic Violence
Causes & Solutions:
a. “Liquor”….
Conduct anti-liquor
campaigns.
b. “Why Stridhan” ?
give property instead!
c. “Female foeticide”..
amend pre-natal
diagnostic technique
act.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RATE

12. Economic Empowerment
• Reforms to end purdah system.
• Awareness about “maternity
benefit act (1961)” and “equal
remuneration act(1976)”.
• Women Entrepreneurship-support
services & private sector.
• Access to land, seeds, water
supply for irrigation, etc. to
women directly.
• Pass Sexual Harassment of
Women at Workplace Bill.

13. Politics
• Pass Women
Reservation Bill.
• Awareness amongst
women about
electoral process
through mass media.
• Reforms providing
funds for women
contesting elections.

14. Prostitution Legalization
• Prostitution should be
legalized in our country as it
will :
i. Security for sex workers
and their children.
ii. Generate revenue .
iii.Decreases child trafficking.
iv.Decrease in STD/HIV
disease spread, women
harassment, sexual
violence, rape, etc.
SURVEY

15. Women Security
• Increase women
constables.
• Direct recruitment of
NCC girls into police
force.
• Rape victim to defend
her own case under
government lawyer.
• Women Helpline “1091”.
• Implement “Domestic
Workers Right Protection
Act”
1091
NCC CADET POLICE FORCE

16. Transportation
• Expansion in
public transport
for women
• Recruitment of
women as
drivers and
conductors.
• Women friendly
routes.

17. Self defence
a. Self defence classes for
girls in schools and
colleges.
b. Female should carry a
pepper spray.
Features and Benefits of
using spray:
• Highly effective.
• Easy to use and carry.
• Non-toxic and non-
lethal.

18. Awareness Methods
• Act as a citizen journalist!
• Sex education workshops.
• School curriculum: Include
about molestation and
sexual assault.
• The Central Social Welfare
Board (CSWB): Funds for
Awareness.
• Social Networking sites.

19. The Silver Lining
Parveen Khan from Morena, Madhya
Pradesh was brutally bitten by her
husband on her face for having given
birth to a girl child against his wishes.
But today she is nurturing her
daughters and leads a normal life!

21. THANK YOU