Ideas for Women Empowerment

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Do you know what is

Empowerment ?



Empowerment is the process which enables one to gainpower,authority and influence over others,institutions orsociety.Empowerment is probably the totality of the

following:-y 1.Having decision-making power of one's own.y 2.Having access to information and resources for taking

proper decision.y 3.Having positive thinking on the ability to make change.

y 4.Ability to learn skills for improving one's personal orgroup power. So, In short, empowerment is the process thatallows one to gain the knowledge, skill-sets and attitudeneeded to cope with the changing world and thecircumstances in which one lives



EMPOWERMENT OF WOMENNOT JUST A GOAL IN ITSELF,

BUT KEY TO ALL GLOBALDEVELOPMENT GOALS



Since the ancient times when Kings were said to haveas many as 200 wives, the social evils like sati, female

infanticide, dowry and child marriage have beenhaunting the Indian Society. The prevalence of suchfanatical practices is not only a sin but a matter of national shame. Since Independence concrete effortshave been made for the upliftment of women and toeducate them on important issues of social, economic,political, legal cadre



HOW DID IT BEGAN ?? Women upliftment and empowerment in India firstreceived National and International recognition when

the Indira Gandhis Government launched the IndiraMahila Yojana and when the United NationsDevelopment Programme (UNDP) incorporated theissue of Women Upliftment as one of its primary objective



Rise in literacy rate..It is noticed that the female literacy rate during theperiod 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 tomale literacy rate.



Increase in sex ratio Sex Ratio is defined as thenumber of females per 1000 males. Sex Ratio is an

important social indicator to measure the extent of prevailing equity between males andfemales.According to the Census of India, 2001, the sexratio of India stands at 933. This is a marginalimprovement from the 1991 Census, which hadrecorded 927 females for every 1000 males.



The status of women in India has been subject tomany great changes over the past few millennia.

From a largely unknown status in ancient timesthrough the low points of the medieval period, tothe promotion of equal rights by many reformers,the history of women in India has been eventful.



The empowerment of women occurs inreality, when women achieve increased

control and participation in decisionmaking that leads to their better access toresources, and therefore, improved socio-

economic status.



Women in India now participate in allactivities such as education, politics, media,

art and culture, service sectors, science andtechnology, 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 canplan the rest of her life. When she ishealthy, she can be more productive.



You dont 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.



Women and EducationEducation is important for girls and for women, yet it is often

denied to them. A 1997 United Nations report notes that inlow-income countries, 60% more women than men are

illiterate. School enrollment for girls at the primary level is13% lower than for boys. In China, there are twice as many illiterate women as men. Education is an integral part of empowering women. Education enables young girls toenvision new opportunities for their futures beyond child-bearing and an early marriage. Education increases girls'

self-esteem and helps them to use and understand family planning techniques better. A study of 30 countries showedthat women with no schooling bore an average of 6.9children, while women with some schooling bore anaverage of three children.



Women and Politics Women need to be able to participate in community-decision-making processes. Often the important roles

that women play in a community are over-looked by development projects and local decision-making.Projects and policies that support women'sinvolvement in local and national decision-making arealso important. International treaties that affirm

women's rights are also important tools in helping women gain access to the opportunities that they deserve.



Women and Economic Opportunity Women comprise two-thirds of the worlds poorestcitizens. Many women cannot own any of the land that

they work upon or borrow money to start a business without getting a man to sign for the loan. With noincome of their own, women are dependent upon themen in their family to provide for them. Lackingmoney and therefore the ability to leave a household,

women feel they have little power to negotiate for theirown needs within the household.



What Should We DoThis approach involves:

y

Support funding for projects that focus on educatinggirls and women.

y Support funding for micro-credit projects that focuson providing loans to women .

y Support funding for international family planning andreproductive health care assistance.

y Support universal treaties that affirm the rights of women.



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