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Women Empowerment & Gender Justice.

The document discusses women empowerment and gender justice in India. It outlines several causes of gender discrimination in India, including dominating mentality, social beliefs, lack of protest from women, and viewing women as physically weaker. It then discusses various forms of discrimination women face at different stages of life such as abortion, female infanticide, discrimination in education, at work, and during marriage through dowry practices. The document also outlines several government schemes and policies aimed at women's empowerment through education, socio-economic development, political participation, and judicial protection. Overall, the document analyzes gender issues in India and different approaches to promoting women's empowerment and equality.

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Women Empowerment & Gender Justice.

The document discusses women empowerment and gender justice in India. It outlines several causes of gender discrimination in India, including dominating mentality, social beliefs, lack of protest from women, and viewing women as physically weaker. It then discusses various forms of discrimination women face at different stages of life such as abortion, female infanticide, discrimination in education, at work, and during marriage through dowry practices. The document also outlines several government schemes and policies aimed at women's empowerment through education, socio-economic development, political participation, and judicial protection. Overall, the document analyzes gender issues in India and different approaches to promoting women's empowerment and equality.

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WOMEN EMPOWERMENT & GENDER JUSTICE:

ADDRESSING THE EQUALITY CHALLENGES.

PRESENTATION BY – JWO VK VASHIST


INTRODUCTION

 The unfair treatment of a person based


on his or her gender especially against
women.
 Discrimination on the basis of sex
especially abuse and ill treatment of
women by men.
It is a common problem in India and
its outcomes are disastrous for our
country.
CAUSE OF THE GENDER DISCRIMINATION

 Dominating mentality.
 Various social and religious belief
 Lack of strong protest by women
 Family Rituals
 Physical factor(Treating women as weaker gender)
 Work place discrimination
DISCRIMINATION AT DIFFERENT STAGES

 Abortion
 Female infanticide
 Discrimination in Education
 Discrimination at Work.
 At the time of marriage(Dowry)
 Domestic Violence
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT Women empowerment refers to
increase the social, political &
economic strength of the women in
different ways. e.g.
 Having decision making power of
their own.
 Political participation.
 Awareness and exercise of their
rights.
 Self decision regarding education,
participation & economic
independency.
EDUCATIONAL EMPOWERMENT

 Girl’s enrolment at the primary and


secondary level has been improved
after independence.
 Government has started some schemes
to bring up the growth of female
education. (Examples-Kasturba Gandhi
Balika Vidyalaya Scheme, National
educational programme for girls at
primary level.)
Socio-Economic Empowerment
 There is a scheme known as Indira Awas
Yojna through which govt. gives money to
women to make their home.
 Government gives money to girls at the time
of their marriage.
 Government gives loans to women to start
their own business at very low interest.
 In spite of all these schemes the social &
economic status of women is not improved at
desired extent.
POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT

 There is 33.5% reservation for women in local


government bodies.
 This law has placed a million of women in
elected positions to the panchayat in the country.
 Government also encouraging the women to
vote in the various elections.
Indira Gandhi former Indian prime minister is
the world’s longest serving woman prime
minister.
 In spite of all these steps taken by govt. Still
there are very few women in national level
politics.
JUDICIAL EMPOWERMENT

 Indian government has made many laws and act to protect women.
 The payment of a dowry has been prohibited under the “1961 dowry
prohibition act” in Indian civil law.
 Women are protected from domestic violence under the law
“protection of women from domestic violence act 2005”.
 For protecting women from sexual violence govt. Passed “criminal
law act 2013”.
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT SCHEMES

 Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme


 One Stop Centre Scheme
 Women Helpline Scheme
 UJJAWALA : A Comprehensive Scheme for Prevention of trafficking and R
escue, Rehabilitation and Re-integration of Victims of Trafficking and Com
mercial Sexual Exploitation
 Working Women Hostel
 Ministry approves new projects under Ujjawala
Scheme and continues existing projects
 NARI SHAKTI PURASKAR
 Support to Training and Employment Programme for Women (STEP)
 Awardees of Stree Shakti Puruskar, 2014 & Awardees of Nari Shakti
Puruskar
 Awardees of Rajya Mahila Samman & Zila Mahila Samman
 Mahila police Volunteers
 Mahila E-Haat
 Mahila Shakti Kendras (MSK)
 NIRBHAYA
THANK YOU.

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