WWOMENOMEN EMPOWERMENTEMPOWERMENT

WWOMENOMEN EMPOWERMENTEMPOWERMENT

ØWomen empowerment is the ability of women toexercise full control over one’s actions.

Ø Women empowerment is the breaking ofpersonal limitation.

ØWomen empowerment is all about making Self-ØWomen empowerment is all about making Self-decision regarding education, participation,mobility, economic independency, publicspeaking, awareness and exercise of rights,political participation

BBARRIERSARRIERS ININ WOMENWOMEN EMPOWERMENTEMPOWERMENT

ØLack of educationØFinancial constraintsØFamily responsibilityØLow mobilityØLow mobilityØLow ability to take riskØLow need for achievementØAbsence of ambition for the achievementØSocial status

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Ø EDUCATION that builds a positive self-image and boosts self-confidence among them & develops their ability to think critically.

Ø Promoting self-employment, through credit & training.Ø Providing lean season wage employmentØ Addressing minimum needs such as nutrition, health,

sanitation, housing & educationØ Direct involvement of women who are likely to be affected

by development programmeØ Providing saving habit among them

AAREAREA’’SS NEEDEDNEEDED TOTO BEBE FOCUSEDFOCUSEDØSocial and Economic DevelopmentØCapacity BuildingØ Income Generating ActivitiesØEntrepreneur DevelopmentØVocational Training ProgrammeØVocational Training ProgrammeØSkill Development ProgrammeØE-Governance Activities ØMicro-Enterprises

BBESTEST PAYINGPAYING CAREERSCAREERS FORFOR WOMENWOMENØ College professorØ Computer/IT analystØ Human resources managerØ Market research analystØ Biological technician

PsychologistØ PsychologistØ Telephone operatorØ Radiation therapistØ Agricultural and food scientistØ Software engineer

According to the poll conducted India is fourth most danger place in the world for women

BBARRIERSARRIERS ININ WOMENWOMEN SAFETYSAFETYØ Lack of justice, weak punitive measures towards

offendersØ Lack of ineffective basic services, with emphasis

on health or rehabilitation psychological services and counselling services for women

Ø Lack of ineffective gender-based policiesØ Lack of fear of police and law in minds of people Ø Unemployment of women, women’s poverty, women’s

financial dependence on their partnersØ Drugs and alcohol abuse by men

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Ø Rights-based (civil) law Ø Increasing number of organisations of men against

violenceØ Giving capital punishmentØ Implementing strict lawØ Gender sensistation workshops with men and joint Ø Gender sensistation workshops with men and joint

campaigns against violence against womenØ Using Media as a Tool for awarenessØ Increase the police and women police in areas Ø Strict law for convicts Ø By changing attitude towards women Ø Not considering them as toy

EMPOWER YOURSELFEMPOWER YOURSELFØCarry a pepper spray and don’t hesitate to use itØAvoid using poorly light streets ØNever use short cuts and narrow alleysØ Avoiding a car-jacking. Lock all doors and keep windows

up when drivingup when drivingØ Defend yourself physicallyØ Listen to your gut instinctØ Fight it out where it happens; resist and keep resistingØ The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are

close enough to use it, do!Ø ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs

Presented by :Presented by :--Team: Chandan SinghCollege : S.B.S.S.T.CCity : FirozpurState : Punjab