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INTRODUCTION
• The term women empowerment refers to
O W ER MEN Gender Equality.
“EMP E N IS • It especially favours Women Rights.
O M
T OF W E • The women empowerment mission
TRU
WE R M ENT encourages women to be
EMPO IO N ” • Self-reliant
O F N AT
• Positive Self-esteem
. • Generate potential in herself to
- Dr. BR
kar compete with the world and
Ambed
• To make the position of her choice.
• Empowering women would mean
encouraging them for their Socio-
Economic development.
DEFINITION
Ability to influence the direction
Women’s sense
of social change to create a more
of self-worth.
just social and economic order,
nationally and internationally
Right to have UN defines
access to Women Right to have
opportunities and and to
resources
empowerment
determine
as choices
Right to have the power to control their own
lives, both within and outside the home
ESSENTIALITY OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
Family thinks its right Female It is a major problem in India.
Dowry The men beat up their wife
to take their lives if infanticide
they bring shame to and abuse them as they think
the reputation of their Child Sati women are their property.
legacy marriage Partha
HONOR SOCIA M ES TIC
L DO E
KILLINGS EVILS LE N C
VI O
Right to Education
The women who do actually
The women who do
work get paid less than their Right to Freedom
actually work get paid
male counterparts.
less than their male It is
unfair to pay someone
counterparts. less
It is unfair Right to Property
fortothe
paysame work less
someone because
for
ofthe
theirsame
gender.
work because Right to Leadership
of their gender.
GENDER
DISCRIMINATION NO RIGHTS
IMPORTANCE OF WOMEN
EMPOWERMENT
Social It is the key to
development of economic growth,
families and political stability
communities and social
Contributing their transformation.
skills to the Women should be
workforce respected as well as
her needs and
Girls who are aspirations as she
educated can can only give best to
pursue meaningful society.
work and
contribute to their
country’s economy
NEED FOR WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
“IF YOU EDUCATE THE
4 WOMEN SHE WILL EDUCATE
THE WHOLE FAMILY”
Women should be
3 empowered in different
sectors like education,
politics, work force.
Women should forget that
2 men are holders of power.
They are backbone of society.
1 In this contemporary world, women
need to gain same amount of power
that men have.
BENEFITS OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
Authentication
Maturity Creativity
Economic Personal
independence power
Financial
Personal
knowledege independence
Political power
PRINCIPLES OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
Create high-level corporate
Implement supply chain,
leadership for gender equality
Treat all people fairly at work, marketing practices and
respecting and supporting non- enterprise development that
discrimination and human rights empower women
Ensure the health, wellbeing and Champion equality through
safety of all workers, whether male or community initiatives and
female advocacy
Promote education, training and Measure and report publicly on
professional development for women progress to create gender
equality.
LAWS FOR WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
The Equal The Dowry
Remuneration Act, Prohibition Act,
1976 1961.
The Immoral Traffic
The Maternity
(Prevention) Act,
Benefit Act, 1961.
1956.
The Commission of The Prohibition of
Sati (Prevention) Act, Child Marriage Act,
1987. 2006.
The Sexual Harassment of Women at Work
Place (Prevention, Protection and) Act, 2013.
SCHEMES IN INDIA
1986-
2012 2015
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• Support to • NIRBHAYA • Beti Bachao
Training and
Beti Padhao
Employment
Scheme
Programme
for Women • One-
(STEP) Stop Centre
Scheme
SCHEMES IN INDIA
2017-
2016
18
• Nari Shakti Puraskar • Mahila
• Mahila E-Haat Shakti
Kendras
• Mahila Police Volunteers (MSK)
• Women Helpline Scheme • SWADHAR
Greh
• UJJAWALA
GREAT WOMEN
PERSONALITIES
• MOTHER TERESA – She was social worker and she helped many
women and changed their life.
• INDIRA GANDHI – She was first women Prime Minister of India
• KALPANA CHAWLA – First woman of Indian origin to go in space.
• KIRAN BEDI – India’s first lady IPS officer.
• VIJAYA LAXMI PANDIT – First women president of UN General
assembly.
• PRATIBHA PATIL – First women President of India.
CONCLUSION
• The Empowerment of
women has become one of
st
“ T h e Be the essential concerns of
et er t o the
thermo
m
i o n is the 21st century, not only at
of a n a t
proceed tment of a national level but also at
its trea ”. the international level.
women • Efforts by the Government
i are on to ensure Gender
- Swam
v e ka n and equality, but Government
Vi
initiatives alone would not
be sufficient to achieve this
goal. Society must take
action to create a climate in
which there is no gender
Th a
nk
y ou
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