Walk to Equality: Ensuring safety and empowerment of women

By:

Kunal Relan

Kirti Sharma

Shreya Saxena

Kartikay Sharma

Adityan Sharma

Empowerment is the process which enables one to gain

power,authority and influence over others,institutions or

society.Empowerment is probably the totality of the

following:-

1.Having decision-making power of one's own.

2.Having access to information and resources for taking

proper decision.

3.Having positive thinking on the ability to make change.

4.Ability to learn skills for improving one's personal or group

power.

So, In short, empowerment is the process that allows one

to gain the knowledge, skill-sets and attitude needed to

cope with the changing world and the circumstances in

which one lives.

Women Empowerment

“EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN

NOT JUST A GOAL IN ITSELF,

BUT KEY TO ALL GLOBAL

DEVELOPMENT GOALS”

Since the ancient times when King’s were said to

have as many as 200 wives, the social evils like

sati, female infanticide, dowry and child marriage

have been haunting the Indian Society.

The prevalence of such fanatical practices is not

only a sin but a matter of national shame.

Since Independence concrete efforts have been

made for the upliftment of women and to educate

them on important issues of social, economic,

political, legal cadre.

HOW DID IT BEGAN ??

Women upliftment and empowerment in India first

received National and International recognition when

the Indira Gandhi’s Government launched the Indira

Mahila Yojana and when the United Nations

Development Programme (UNDP) incorporated the

issue of Women Upliftment as one of its primary

objective.

Rise in literacy rate..

It is noticed that the female literacy rate during the

period 1991-2001 increased by 14.87% whereas male

literacy rate rose by 11.72%. Hence the female literacy

rate actually increased by 3.15% more compared to male

literacy rate.

Increase in sex ratioSex Ratio is defined as the number of females per 1000

males.

Sex Ratio is an important social indicator to measure the

extent of prevailing equity between males and

females.According to the Census of India, 2001, the sex

ratio of India stands at 933. This is a marginal

improvement from the 1991 Census, which had

recorded 927 females for every 1000 males.

The status of women in India has been subject to

many great changes over the past few millennia.

From a largely unknown status in ancient times

through the low points of the medieval period, to

the promotion of equal rights by many reformers,

the history of women in India has been eventful.

The empowerment of

women occurs in reality,

when women achieve

increased control and

participation in decision

making that leads to their

better access to resources,

and therefore, improved

socio-economic status.

Women in India now participate in all activities such as education,

politics, media, art and culture, service sectors, science and

technology, etc. eg. Sheila Dixit (Chief Minister of Delhi)

Pratibha Devisingh Patil (first woman President of the Republic of

India.)

It has been rightly said that :-

”When a woman can plan her family,

she can plan the rest of her life. When

she is healthy, she can be more

productive.”

You don’t have to be shades of grey; You can stand out

and shine bright

A message to every woman

A message to every woman

A message to every woman

THANK YOU