An Evaluative Study on the Role of Self-help Groups in Empowering Women in India
The Role of Women in India
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Role of Women in India
Portrayal of women‘s situa2on in the Indian society
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Content ! Recent situa2on ! Reasons for Discrimina2on ! Ways of Discrimina2on ! Legisla2on of Women ! Op2mis2c Outlook ! Future Prospects
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„I am a man because I have the right and power to molest a teenager and abet her to commit suicide. I am a man because I have the courage to throw acid on any girl who refuses to marry me. I am a man because I have the audacity of ripping apart the modesty of the girl next door. Finally, I am a man because I was born in India, the land which gives uncondi=onal supremacy to its masculine gender right from incep=on of life. In fact, I was allowed to be born because I was a man!“ – Dr. Shah Alam Khan
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Source: google.com
Reasons of Discrimina:on
Religion Patriarchy
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Religion
„Warrant birth of girls somewhere else, over here just warrant birth of boys.“
-‐ Atharva Veda
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Patriarchy
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Con:nuity of the Family Name
Religious reasons
Economical reasons
Ways of Discrimina:on ! Abor2on ! Malnutri2on ! Marriages ! Educa2on ! Objec2fica2on
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Abor:on Prenatal Determina2on Act 1994 bans ultrasounds and
sonograms for the purpose of abor2on
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Malnutri:on ! 50% of all Indians girls are
clinically underweight
! shorter periods of breasVeeding, worse food quality for girls
! last to eat, last to recieve medical aZen2on
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Marriages
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Early marriage
Marriage customs
„Happy marriage“ -‐ Illusion
Educa:on ! literacy rate of girls is 20% lower than boys ! only 7% girls receive higher educa2on ! 30% lower wages in similar posi2ons
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Source: World Economic Forum; The Global Gender Gap Report 2011
Objec:fica:on ! High rate of domes2c violence ! Sexual harassment ! Blame for rape incidents ! Child witnesses ! Miscarriages because of rape
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„Women make up half of the world‘s popula=on, so at least two-‐thirds of the world‘s work, and own just one percent of the world‘s property.“ -‐ Bina Agarwal
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Legisla:on of Women
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Age of Consent Protec2on of Children from Sexual Offence
Act, 2012
New Law Against Rape
Property Rights
Hindu Succession Act, 1956
Op:mis:c Outlook ! women power in extended families ! non-‐awareness of discrimina2on within the houshold ! rise in self-‐esteem and autonomy with higher educa2on ! changes in the labour force ! reserva2on of posi2ons in panchaya= raj ins2tu2ons
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Future prospects
„ How can poli=cians be believed when there are six elected state legislators who have charges of rape against them?“
-‐ Sou:k Biswas
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References ! India Today; Stuart Corbridge, John Harris and Craig Jeffrey;
Polity Press 2013 ! Die Inder; Sudhir Kakar, Katharina Kakar; dtv 2012 ! The Global Gender Gap Report 2011; Ricardo Hausmann,
Laura D. Tyson, Saadia Zahidi; World Economic Forum ! www.bbc.co.uk ! www.cnn.com
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Thanks for your aSen:on!
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