presentation on Women in contemporary world
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Empowerment is the process of increasing the capacity of individuals or groups to make choices and to transform those choices into desired actions and outcomes.”
3. Definition • “Empowerment is the process of increasing the authority and responsibility of individuals or groups to make choices and to transform those choices into desired actions and outcomes”.
4. Women's empowerment has five components: • Women's sense of self-worth; • Their right to have and to determine choices; • Their right to have access to opportunities and resources; • Their right to have the power to control their own lives, both within and outside the home; • And their ability to influence the direction of social change to create a more just social and economic order, nationally and internationally.
5. Women Empowerment • Women Empowerment refers to increasing the spiritual, political, social, educational, gender, or economic strength of individuals and communities of women.
6. Women in India o Total population - 1210.2 million (2011) {Almost equal to the combined population of U.S.A., Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Japan put together} o Women population - 586.5 million (48.5%) o Sex ratio: 943/1000 men o Child Sex ratio: 919 /1000 22-07- 2014 7
7. Shocking Facts • According to 2013, UNDP report on Human Development Indicators, all South Asian Countries, except Afghanistan, were ranked better for women than India • It predicts: an Indian girl child aged 1-5 yrs is 75% more likely to die than the boy child • A woman is raped once in every 20min and 10% of all crimes are reported to be of
8. • Women form 48% of India’s population • Only 29% of the national workforce • Only 26% of women have access to formal credit
9. •NEW DELHI: Being equal to their male counterparts is still a far cry for Indian women. Not only are they marginal as public figures, an average Indian woman can hardly call the shots at home or outside. •In 2012, women occupied only eight out of 74 ministerial positions in the Union council of ministers. There were only two women judges out of 26 judges in the Supreme Court, and there were only 54 women judges out of 634 judges in various high courts.
10. • About 66% of the female population in rural area is unutilized. This is mainly due to existing social customs. • In agriculture & animal care the women contribute 90% of the total work force. Women constitute almost half of the population, perform nearly 2/3 rd of its work hours, receive 1/10 th of the world’s income & own less than 1/100 th of the world property. • Among the world’s 900 million illiterate people, women out number men two to one. 70% of people living in poverty are
11. Educational status of women Census data 2001,2011, RGI, GOI Literacy rate Department of education, Ministry of Human Resource & Development 22-07- 2014 12
12. Gender Disparity in Literacy Age Sex Literacy rate (%) Gender Disparity 15-49 Male Female 78 55 29% 20-24 Male Female 84 64 23% 15-19 Male Female 89 74 17% NFHS 3,India 2005- 2006
13. Gender Disparity in Media Exposure Not only are fewer women than men literate but fewer are also regularly exposed to media • Percentage of men and women age 15-19 regularly exposed to print media, TV, radio, or cinema • Men 88% • Women 71% • Gender Disparity 19%
14. Employment: Another Area of Gender Disparity 43 29 87 79 Employed Employed for cash Women Men • Among the population age 15- 49 • Men are 2 times as likely to be employed • Men are 2.7 times as likely to be employed for cash • Among the employed, 64% of women vs. 91% of men earn cash • Female share of population employed for cash in non- agricultural occupations is 22% Percent NFHS 3,India 2005- 2006
15. Economic independence of women Work participation of women– 25.63% Urban: rural ratio of work participation of women- 11.88: 30.79 Women working in unorganized sectors – 80% Women economically active at 15 years (2009) – 33% 22-07- 2014 16.
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