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PRESENTATION ON
CONTRIBUTION OF WOMENIN
INDIAN ECONOMY
SUBMITTED TO : SUBMITTED BY:
MR.C.S.AROnkar ANIZA OTTO
ANJALI ITORIAAKANSHA SEN
anamika yadav
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INDIAS CONTRIBUTION TO WORLD ECONOMY:
•India has been integrated into the world economy
since the 14th century
•Its world economy became global after 1500
•Specific routes and points of contact became
critical by 1800: especially the coasts and
northwest interior •In the 1800s, The British Empire produced a new
territorial domain for the evolution of modern state
power
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Countries >20 million population <$1,000 percapita GDP
(UNICEF data 1994)
China
India
Nigeria
Egypt
EthiopiaMyanmar
Zaire
Tanzania
Sudan
Kenya
Korea, DPR
Uzbekistan
Nepal
Uganda
Other
Philippines
Viet NamBangladeshPakistanIndonesia
POPULATION OF INDIA:
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Historical Share of Global GDP
www.deloitte.com/dtt/research/0,1015,sid%253D...
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Facts about India
• Largest democracy in the world• Land boundaries with Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, China, Nepal
and Pakistan• Area: 3,287,590 sq.km (slightly more than one-third the size of US)• Coastline: 7,000 k.m.• Population: 1,065,070,607 (Growth rate of 1.44%)-second largest
population in the world• Sex ratio: 1.07 male (s)/female• Life expectancy at birth: 63.25 years (male) and 64.77 years
(female)• Ethnic groups: Indo-Aryan 72%, Dravidian 25%, Mongoloid and
other 3%•
Religions: Hindu (81.3%), Muslim (12%), Christian (2.3%),Sikh(1.9%), Others (2.5%)• Literacy: 59.5% (total population); 70.2% (male); and 48.3%
(female)
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Wife
Mother
Sister
Bread earner
Compassionate member of the society
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INDIAN WOMEN IN MODERN TIMES
Categories of employment (1991)
Female Male
Agricultural laborer 46.3% 23.0%
Cultivator 34.6% 39.9%
Household industry 3.5% 2.1%
Non-household industry 3.8% 8.8%
Services 8.3% 10.8%
Other categories 3.5% 15.5%
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Barriers to Female Employment
Cultural Restrictions Hierarchical society (caste system) Purdah system: the veiling and seclusion of women
Discrimination at Workplace More prevalent in fields where male competition is high Less prevalent in fields where competition is low
Lack of employment opportunities
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Indira Gandhi
MOTHER TERESA
Recognize Famous Faces
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MEERA NAIR
KALPANA CHAWLA
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Gurinder Chadha Arundhati Roy
Jhumpa Lahiri
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Aishwarya Rai
Sushmita Sen
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MEIRA KUMAR
PRATIBHA PATIL
KIRAN BEDI
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1879: John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune established the Bethune School
in 1849, which developed into the Zin 1879, thus becoming the first
women's college in India.
1883: Chandramukhi Basu and Kadambini Ganguly became the first
female graduates of India and the British Empire.
1916: The first women's university, SNDT Women's University, wasfounded on June 2, 1916 by the social reformer Dhondo Keshav Karve
with just five students.
1917: Annie Besant became the first female president of the Indian
National Congress.
1919: For her distinguished social service, Pandita Ramabai became
the first Indian woman to be awarded the Kaiser-i-Hind by the British
Raj.
PROGRESS OF WOMEN:
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1925: Sarojini Naidu became the first Indian born female
president of the Indian National Congress.
1927: The All India Women's Conference was founded.
1944: Asima Chatterjee became the first Indian woman to be
conferred the Doctorate of Science by an Indian university
1947: On August 15, 1947, following independence, SarojiniNaidu became the governor of the United Provinces, and in the
process became India's first woman governor.
1951: Prem Mathur becomes the first Indian women commercial
pilot of the Deccan Airways
1953: Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit became the first woman (and first
Indian) president of the United Nations General Assembly
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1959: Anna Chandy becomes the first Indian woman judge of a High
Court (Kerala High Court)
1963:Sucheta Kriplani became the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, the
first woman to hold that position in any Indian state.
1966: Captain Durga Banerjee becomes the first Indian woman pilot of
the state airline, Indian Airlines.
1966: Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay wins Ramon Magsaysay award forcommunity leadership.
1966: Indira Gandhi becomes the first woman Prime Minister of India
1970: Kamaljit Sandhu becomes the first Indian woman to win a Gold inthe Asian Games
1972: Kiran Bedi becomes the first female recruit to join the Indian
Police Service.
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1979: Mother Teresa wins the Nobel Peace Prize, becoming the first
Indian female citizen to do so.
1984: On May 23, Bachendri Pal became the first Indian woman to climb
Mount Everest.
1989: Justice M. Fathima Beevi becomes the first woman judge of the
Supreme Court of India.
1997: Kalpana Chawla becomes the first India-born woman to go intospace.
1992: Priya Jhingan becomes the first lady cadet to join the Indian Army
(later commissioned on March 6, 1993)
1994: Harita Kaur Deol becomes the first Indian woman pilot in the
Indian Air Force (IAF), on a solo flight.
2000: Karnam Malleswari became the first Indian woman to win an
Olympic medal (bronze medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney)
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2002: Lakshmi Sahgal became the first Indian woman to run for the
post of President of India.
2004: Punita Arora became the first woman in the Indian Army to
don the highest rank of Lieutenant General.
2007: Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak became the first Indian woman to
be appointed as University Professor at an Ivy League university
(Columbia University).
2007: Pratibha Patil becomes the first woman President of India.
2008: Renu Khator became the first India born woman to lead a
major American university, the University of Houston.
2009: Meira Kumar became the first woman Speaker of Lok Sabha,
the lower house in Indian Parliament
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INDIA’S TOP BUSINESS WOMEN: Dr. Kiran Mazumdar-ShawEkta KapoorSunita NarainSunita NarainMallika Srinivasan
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Naina Lal Kidwai
Sulajja Firodia Motwani
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Dr. Jatinder Kaur Arora Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi,
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NOTABLE INDIAN WOMEN IN DIFFERENT FIELD:
• Arts and entertainment :Singers and vocalists such as M.S. Subbulakshmi, Gangubai Hangal,Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle are widely revered in India. Many actresses such as Aishwarya Rai. Anjolie Ela Menon is a famous painter.
Sports Although the general sports scenario in India is not very good, someIndian women have made notable achievements in the field. Some of thefamous female sportspersons in Indian include P. T. Usha, J. J. Shobha (athletics), Kunjarani Devi (weightlifting), Diana Edulji (cricket), Saina
Nehwal (badminton) , Koneru Hampi (chess) and Sania Mirza (tennis).Karnam Malleswari (weightlifter), is the only Indian woman to have wonan Olympic medal (Bronze medal in 2000).
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Politics
Through the Panchayat Raj institutions, over a million women have actively entered political life in India. As per the 73rd and 74th Constitutional
Amendment Acts, all local elected bodies reserve one-third of their seatsfor women. Although the percentages of women in various levels of political activity has risen considerably, women are still under-represented
in governance and decisionmaking positions.
Some of the notable women leaders in India include Indira Gandhi,Sushma Swaraj, Vasundhara Raje Scindia, Sheila Dikshit, Jayalalitha,Uma Bharati, Mayawati, Mamata Banerjee Sindhu Joyand Sonia Gandhi.On July 25, 2007 the country's ever first woman president Pratibha Patil
was sworn in.
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LiteratureSudha Murthy , Sarojini Naidu, Chandabai, Subhadra
Kumari Chauhan, Mahadevi Varma, Shivani, Anita Desai, Arundhati Roy , Shashi Deshpande, Shobha De, KiranDesai, Jhumpa Lahiri, etc. are some of the notable femaleIndian authors.
ReligionMata Amritanandamayi, Mother Meera, Mate Mahadevi Other fieldsShahnaz Husain is one of the popular Indian beauticiansand entrepreneur. Mirudhubashini Govindarajan is a
women's healthcare specialist.
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•Indira nooyi•Chanda kochar• Ayesha Dharker (Actress) •Schauna Chauhan Saluja (Businesswoman) •Smitha Sarah Fenn (Jewellery designer) •
Puja Nayyar(Fashion designer) •Konkona Sensharma(Actress) •Sania Mirza (Tennis player) •Ekta Kapoor (Television and film producer) •Ujjwala Raut (Model) • Anoushka Shankar (Sitarist) •Shreya Ghosal (Playback singer)
LEADINGS WOMENS OF INDIA:
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