1. WOMEN
EMPOWERMENT
PRESENTED BY –
Puneet Sharma

2. Outlines
What is women empowerment?
Why it should be?
History
What are the main problems?
How to achieve it?
Efforts made to achieve it.
Achievements

3. What is women empowerment?
To give certain rights or authority.
To invest with power, especially legal
power or official authority.
To equip or supply with an ability to
women .

4. Why it should be?
Because of this..

5. And on the top of all is
Violence against
IT IS…..
Women
The physical, sexual and psychological harm or
suffering to a woman
Includes threats of such an act, coercion or
arbitrary deprivation of liberty whether occurring in
public or private life

6. Gender of Victims Who Suffer Abuse
10%
Men
Women
90%

7. A Poem Of Reflection:
We had our first argument last night, and he said a lot of
cruel things that really hurt me.
I know he is sorry and didn’t mean the things he said, because
he sent me FLOWERS TODAY
I got FLOWERS TODAY. It wasn’t our anniversary or any
other special day.
Last night he threw me into a wall and started to choke me.
It seemed like a nightmare, I couldn’t believe it was real.
I woke up this morning sore and bruised all over.
I know he must be sorry because he sent me FLOWERS TODAY
I GOT flowers today, and it wasn’t Mother’s Day or any other
special day.
Last night, he beat me up again, it was much worse than all
the other times
If I leave him what will I do? How will I take care of my
kids?
What about money? I am afraid of him and scared to
leave.

8. Waiting at
Manikpur
Railway
Station
with
bundles
of
Firewood

9. Begging for Food

10. She is just 15 yrs, her son is 18 months old

11. School days…… Child Labor

12. She lost her children out of Hunger and Poverty

14. The lost Childhood….

15. They also suffer from…
Maternal Mortality Gender Violence
Child Labor
Women Trafficking
Eve Teasing
Malnutrition
Sexual Harassment
Exploitative Practices
Family Abuse
Child Marriage & a lot more…
Dowry

16. 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

17. .
Access to Sanitation facilities
is a special problem for women
and girls
Public toilets for females are few

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. Some Global Eye-opener
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
Women’s life at risk because of acid attacks in Ethiopia
37% women victims of domestic violence: NFH survey
Almost half of Indian women have not heard of AIDS
Married women, children most anaemic in India
Women are killed in China to become brides of dead men

20. Why it should be?
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 issue of empowering women.
Leaving a meager 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.

21. Contd……
About 66% of the female population in rural area is
unutilized. This is mainly due to 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 2/3rd of its work hours, receive
1/10th of the world’s income & own less than
1/100th 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.
Lower sex ratio i.e. 933.

22. Contd….
The male child perceived as an asset for the
landless rural labourer, a dowry earner for a
greedy middle class family and a simple matter of
pride for the mother.
The 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.
Only 10% seats in world’s parliament & 6% in
national cabinets are held by them.

23. HISTORY
It dates back to the 1970s and the beginnings of
the international women's movement.
Many women's organizations worldwide set up
credit and savings components as a way of both
enabling women to increase their incomes and
come together to address wider gender issues.
Not only 'reaching women' but 'empowering' them
is the second official goal of the Micro credit
summit programme.

24. Contd…..
Women's empowerment is not a Northern concept.
Women all over the world, including countries in
the South, have been challenging and changing
gender inequalities since the beginnings of history.
These struggles have also been supported by
many men who have been outraged at injustices
against women.

25. What are the main problems?
Lack of education,
Financial constraint,
Family responsibility,
Low mobility,
Low ability to bear risk,
Low need for achievement,
Absence of ambition for the
achievement,
Social status.

26. 6S Model for Women Empowerment

27. Shiksha= Education
Swasthya= Health
Swavlamban= Self Reliance
Samajik Nyay= Justice
Samvedana= Sensitivity
Samta= Equality

28. They are
strong at
•Multi Tasking
•Innovation
•Closeness with Nature
•Synergy
•Cooperation
•Physical Strength
•Untapped Energy

29. Self Help Groups
Aangan Badi
Govt. Schemes
Micro Finance
Self Employment

31. How to achieve it?
One of the strategies is “EDUCATION” that builds
a positive self-image and boosts self-confidence
among them & develops their ability to think
critically.
Promoting self-employment, through credit &
training.
Providing lean season wage employment.
Addressing minimum needs such as nutrition,
health, sanitation, housing & education.
Direct involvement of women who are likely to be
affected by development programme.
Providing saving habit among them.

32. Efforts
Sarva shiksha abhiyan: the flagship programme of
elementary education has special focus on girl
child.
Jawahar Navodays Vidyalayas
Pratibha Vikas Vidyalayas
In every district of the country with fair
representation for girl child would contribute
enormously in national level development through
women empowerment.

33. Contd…
Kasturba Gandhi Swatantrata Vidyalaya:
residential school for girls.
National Rural Employment Guarantee
Programme (NREGP)
Development of women and child in rural areas
(DWCRA): Implemented during 1982.
Support to training & employment for women
(STEP): 1987

34. Contd….
Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (RMK):1992-93
Mahila Samridhi Yojna (MSY): Oct. 1993
Indira mahila Yojana (IMY): 1995
Women Entrepreneur Development Programme:
Given top priority in 1997-98.
Mahila samakhya: being implemented in about
9000 villages.

35. Achievement
.
Women have more opportunities for education and stronger
legal rights in many countries, they are taking leadership
roles in local communities, and stand at the forefront of the
peace movement
Perhaps the greatest change will come when women and
men agree to work together for gender equality.
International Women's Rights Agreements --Women's rights are
well-established by international agreements, notably the
international Convention on Eradication of Discrimination Against
Women (CEDAW), which explicitly include women within the
definition of 'human' and hence in all International Human Rights
Conventions.

36. Contd…..
Trade Related Entrepreneurs Development for
Women (TREAD): had revenue capital 0.11 crores
in state budget 2006-07.
Subsidy for units providing employment for
women: 5% on total investment is available to the
SSI units providing employment for women at least
to the extent of 30% of the total strength.
Formation of women self help group:
Total women SHG formed as on
31/07/2007 15847
Total SHG members 250319

37. Contd…
Since 1950-51 the total enrolment at the primary, upper
primary, secondary and senior secondary stages increases
by 6,14,and 20 times respectively, among them the girl’s
enroll. increased by 9, 37 & 60 times resp. during the same
period.
The scheme of granting capital subsidy for small scale
industries has been revived and & Rs.20 crores have been
provided for 2007-08 for providing capital subsidy to women
entrepreneur.
The rate of literacy has gone up from 39.29% in 1991 to
54.16% in 2001.

38. cross Cultures and over Centuries it has been
roven that Woman can change the world aroun

39. Remembering some of them today…

40. Efforts in the fields of…
Shiksha
Swasthya
Swavlamban

41. Kasturba Gandhi (Ba)

42. Mother Teresa

43. Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi

44. Kiran Bedi

45. Medha
Patkar

46. Nafisa Ali

47. Conclusion
“When women move forward the family
moves, the village moves and the nation
moves”.
It is essential as their thought & their value
systems lead the development of a good
family, good society & ultimately a good
nation”.