The document discusses the need for empowering women in India. It notes that while laws have changed, societal attitudes towards women still need to shift. Key issues that disempower women include gender discrimination, lack of education, female infanticide, dowry, child marriage, and violence against women. Currently, many women remain unutilized and underrepresented in India. Empowering women involves providing education, self-employment opportunities, basic needs, and changing societal mentalities about women's roles. Both men and women must work towards ending gender inequality and giving women equal opportunities.

1. WOMEN
EMPOWERMENT
By: Mayank Sharma

3. NEED AND IMPORTANCE OF
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
Mahatma Gandhi firmly states that the status of women
would not change merely by bringing legislations;it
must be supported by change in the women’s social
circumstances and situations and also man’s sexist
attitude to women.
Empowerment is a process aimed at changing the
nature and direction of systematic forces, which
marginalize women and other disadvantaged sections.
A Large section of Indian womanhood still suffers
deprivation and discriminatory attitudes.

4. MAIN PROBLEMS:
Gender Discrimination
Women Education
Female Infanticide
Dowry
Child Marriage
Atrocities on women : With their age,
they have been raped, kicked, killed,
subdued & humiliated almost daily.

5. PRESENT SITUATION OF
WOMEN
• About 66% of the female population in
rural area is unutilized. This is mainly
due existing social customs.
• In agriculture & animal care the
women contribute 90% of the total
work force. Women constitute almost
half of the population , perform nearly
2/3 rd of its work hours, receive 1/10
th of world’s income & own less than
1/100 th of the world property.
• Among the world’s 900 million
illiterate people, women out number
men two to one. 70% of people living
in poverty are women.
45%
Women slapped , kicked,
beaten
75%
Battered women try to
commit suicide
77%
Men felt their masculinity
threatened if their
wives did not listen to
them.

7. WAYS TO EMPOWER
WOMEN:
Providing education.
Self employment and self help groups.
Providing minimum needs like nutrition, health,
sanitation, housing.
Other than this, society should change the
mentality towards the word “women”.
Encouraging women to develop in their fields
they are good at and make a career.

8. What can men do to end the
atrocities against women ?
• Communicate.
• Choose words
Thoughtfully.
• Talk with/listen to
women.
• Educate yourself.
• Support
victims/Survivors.

9. • SANIA MIRZA • MOTHER TERESA
• KIRAN BEDI • KALPANA CHAWLA
SOME GREAT INDIAN WOMEN

10. CONCLUSION
Women represent half the world’s population
, and gender inequality exists in every nation on
the planet.
Until women are given the same
opportunities that men are , entire society will
be destined to perform below their true
potentials.
The greatest need of the hour is change of
attitude to women.