3. Why need of womenWhy need of women
empowerment?empowerment?
ââWomen are worshipped as goddess in INDIA,Women are worshipped as goddess in INDIA,
But not given her true position.âBut not given her true position.â
The main problemsThe main problems facedfaced by women in past and presentby women in past and present
ï¶Gender discriminationGender discrimination
ï¶Women educationWomen education
ï¶Female infanticideFemale infanticide
ï¶DowryDowry
ï¶Marriage in same caste and child marriageMarriage in same caste and child marriage
ï¶Atrocities on women: With their age, they have been raped, kicked,Atrocities on women: With their age, they have been raped, kicked,
killed, subdued & humiliated almost daily.killed, subdued & humiliated almost daily.
6. And on the top of all isAnd on the top of all is
âąThe physical, sexual and psychological harm or
suffering to women
âąIncludes threat of such an act, coercin or arbitrary
deprivation of liberty whether occurring in public or
private life
7.
8. Why it should be
âąReflecting into the âVedas puranaâ of Indian culture, woman is being
worshiped such as LAXMI MAA, goddess of wealth; SARASWATI
MAA, for wisdom; DURGA MAA, for power.
âąThe status of women in India, particularly in rural areas needs to
address the issues of empowering women.
âą Leaving a major number of urban and suburban women, the Indian
women are still crying for simple justice. Which is not even allowed to
have been accessed to them.
âą Ironically, women have not actively participated in their own
emancipation mainly due to low economic independence.
âąWith their age, they have been raped, kicked, killed, subdued &
humiliated almost daily.
9. âąAbout 66% of the female population in rural area is unutilized.
This is mainly due to existing social customs.
âąIn agriculture & animal care the women contribute 90% of the
total work force.
âąWomen constitute almost half of the population, perform nearly
2/3rd of its work hours, receive 1/10th of the worldâs income & own
less than 1/100th of the world property.
âąAmong the worldâs 900 million illiterate people, women out
number men two to one.
âą70% of people living in poverty are women.
âąLower sex ratio i.e. 933.
Contd.
10. âąThe male child perceived as an asset for the landless rural
laborer, a dowry earner for a greedy middle class family and a
simple matter of pride for the mother.
âąThe existing studies show that the women are relatively less
healthy than men even though, they belong to same class.
They constitute less than 1/7th of the administrators &
managers in developing countries.
âąOnly 10% seats in worldâs parliament & 6% in national
cabinets are held by them.
Contd.
12. ïLack of education,
ïFinancial constraint,
ïFamily responsibility,
ïLow mobility,
ïLow ability to bear risk,
ïLow need for achievement,
ïAbsence of ambition for the
achievement,
ïSocial status
What are the main problems?
13. InsIght of a rural womenInsIght of a rural women
19. It is well known that women and children work in huge numbers inIt is well known that women and children work in huge numbers in
bidi-rolling, agarbatti-rolling, bangle making, weaving, brassware,bidi-rolling, agarbatti-rolling, bangle making, weaving, brassware,
leather, crafts and other industries.leather, crafts and other industries.
Yet, only 3 % of these women are recorded as laborers.Yet, only 3 % of these women are recorded as laborers.
20. They also suffer fromâŠThey also suffer fromâŠ
Maternal Mortality
Women Trafficking
Malnutrition
Exploitative Practices
Child Marriage
Dowry
Gender Violence
Child Labor
Eve Teasing
Sexual Harassment
Family Abuse
& a lot moreâŠ
21. 60 % of the Girls are married before the age of 16
Nearly 60% of the married girls bear children before
they are 18
125,000 women die from pregnancy and related
causes every year
Maternal mortality in India is the 2nd
highest in the
world
23. Some Global eye openerS
China: Suicidal rates are higher in case of women
Status of Japanese working women in dilemma
The Deafening Silence: Asian American women in the
whirlpool of depression
Womenâs life at risk because of acid attacks in
Ethiopia
24. Some Global eye openerS
âą37% women victims of domestic violence: NFH survey
âąAlmost half of Indian women have not heard of AIDS
âąMarried women, children most anemic in India
âąWomen are killed in China to become brides of dead
men
25. WAYS TO ACHEIVEWAYS TO ACHEIVE
ïŒSelf Help GroupsSelf Help Groups
ïŒAangan BadisAangan Badis
ïŒGovt SchemesGovt Schemes
ïŒMicro FinanceMicro Finance
ïŒSelf EmploymentSelf Employment
41. Individual efforts are appreciable,Individual efforts are appreciable,
But not sufficientBut not sufficient
Letâs take them out of the darkness of lifeLetâs take them out of the darkness of life