2. At a glance
What is women empowerment…..?????
Why should it be?
Existing problems
Ways to achieve it
Efforts made
Achievements
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5. The main problems faced by women in past and
present
Gender discrimination
Women education
Female infanticide
Dowry
Marriage in same caste and child marriage
Atrocities on women: With their age, they have been
raped, kicked, killed, subdued & humiliated almost
daily.
“Women are worshipped as goddess in INDIA,
But not given her true position.”
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9. •The physical, sexual and psychological harm or
suffering to women
•Includes threat of such an act, coercing or arbitrary
deprivation of liberty whether occurring in public or
private life
And on the top of all is
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11. •Reflecting into the “Vedas-Purana” of Indian culture, woman is
being worshiped such as LAXMI MAA, goddess of wealth;
SARASWATI MAA, for wisdom; DURGA MAA, for power.
•The status of women in India, particularly in rural areas needs to
address the issues of empowering women.
• 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.
• Ironically, women have not actively participated in their own
emancipation mainly due to low economic independence.
•With their age, they have been raped, kicked, killed, subdued &
humiliated almost daily.
13. What are the main problems?
Lack of education
Our mentality towards Girls
Financial constraint
Family responsibility
Low mobility
Social status
18. It is well known that women and children work in huge numbers in
bidi-rolling, agarbatti-rolling, bangle making, weaving, brassware,
leather, crafts and other industries.
Yet, only 3 % of these women are recorded as laborers.
19. They also suffer from…
Maternal Mortality
Women Trafficking
Malnutrition
Exploitative Practices
Child Marriage
Dowry
Gender Violence
Child Labor
Eve Teasing
Sexual Harassment
Family Abuse
& a lot more…
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21. Education level
Freedom from limitation
Awareness
Self Help Groups
Aangan Badis
Govt. Schemes
Micro Finance
Self Employment