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Women
Empowerment
Acknowledgement
Prof. ___________
WHAT EMPOWERMENT OF
WOMEN MEANS??
By the term Women Empowerment
we refers to Increasing the
Spiritual, Political, Social or
Economical Strength of individual
woman and communities.
3 Facets of
Empowerment
Contd...
POWER
CAPACITIES
Increase
Capacitie
s
OPPORTUNITIES
Increase
Convergence of
Capacities &
Opportunities
Increase
Oppurtuni
tiy
OBJECTIVE
Equity
Equality
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 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.
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 worlds income & own
less than 1/100th of the world property.
Among the worlds 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.
Contd.
The 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.
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 worlds parliament & 6% in national
cabinets are held by them.
VALUES or SPECIALITY or
CHANGES of an
Empowered
Woman.
IMPROVES IN PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE
SELF DEFINING POWER
PERSONAL POWER
AUTHENTICITY
CREATIVITY
PHYSICAL STRENGTH
EQUALITY
MUTUALITY IN RELATIONSHIPS
ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE
WOMEN IDENTIFICATION
REEDOM FROM OPPRESSION
HAVING POLITICAL POWER IN SOCIETY
1.IMPROVES IN PERSONAL
KNOWLEDGE
Explore and trust own thoughts, emotion, desires and
experiences.
Recognize positive and negative characteristics.
Set goals and work toward them.
Know about positive value assertion.
Knows self through own creative work.
Credit self for her thoughts, feelings, and actions, etc.
2.SELF DEFINING
Create her own definition of herself rather than accept
others definition of her.
Views herself as a complete human person.
Has the courage to try non-traditional behaviors.
She defines herself as a complete, whole human person,
not a helpmate to man, a mother, a housewife, or server
of others needs, etc.
3.PERSONAL POWER
Personally strong, not from dominating others, but
from their love, trust and faith in themselves and
other women.
It involves being active, assertive, and skillful.
Do not require support from man to survive.
Self-governing and positive self-image, etc.
4.AUTHENTICITY
5.CREATIVITY
Ability to increase diversity in ones thinking.
Struggles for authenticity through personal
creativity.
Balance of power conflict, competition, and
success in new ways. Especially important is
using anger creatively.
Makes choices and decisions based on
knowledge of alternatives leads to concrete
creative action.
Achieving personal freedom, personal identity.
6.PHYSICAL STRENGTH
8.MUTUALITY IN RELATIONSHIPS
9.ECONOMIC
INDEPENDENCE
Women must learn to understand economics and how to
make money. This will enable us to be financially self
sufficient and therefore economically independent of men.
10.WOMEN IDENTIFICATION
To liberate themselves, women must stop selling
out their identities as women by rejecting
restrictive gender roles, stereotypes and by
claiming all territory as womens territory. Make a
own positive identification.
11.FREEDOM FROM
OPPRESSION
Being able to grow and achieve without restrictions in
society. This includes freedom of movement, freedom of
choice, freedom from fear of male violence and freedom
to express ones ideas and opinions without constraint.
Historical Background of
Women Empowerment in India
situation
worsened
during
Mughals
later
European
invaders.
LAWs
To Prevent
Crime
Against
Women
2002
Hard working
Sincere
More honest
More meticulous
Software industry 30% women
Conclusion
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