Gender Equity and Women

Empowerment should be
promoted as CSR
 Presentd By !
Prakash singh HRD1815378
Ayush Uniyal HRD1815341
Azad HRD1815394
Mukta Thorat HRD1815322
Arpita Khare HRD1815314
Ankita Kumari HRD1815129

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What is gender equity ?

⊳ Gender equity means fairness of treatment for men

and women according to their respective needs. This
may include equal treatment or treatment that is
different but which is considered equivalent in terms
of rights, benefits, obligations, and opportunities

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WHY is it IMPORTANT?

⊳ Companies with a female board representation

outperform those who has no women on their board
⊳ Businesses who include females in leadership do better
than those who do not

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What is Women Empowerment?

⊳ It is the process and outcome of the process by which

women challenge Gender based discrimination
against men in all institution and structures of the
society

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The main problems faced by women in
past and present

⊳ Gender discrimination
⊳ Women education
⊳ Female infanticide
⊳ Dowry
⊳ Child marriage

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What are the main problems?

⊳ Lack of education
⊳ Financial constraint
⊳ Family responsibility
⊳ Low ability to bear risk
⊳ Absence of ambition for the achievement
⊳ Social status
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Women empowerment
initiatives of companies as a
part of CSR
Examples

⊳ Project drishti
Where Whisper helped to restore eyesight to 250 blind girls
through corneal transplant operations in which P&G contributed Rs.
1 for every pack of whisper
⊳ Tata (SHG’s)
More than 60% of the women members of Tata Parivar have
launched income generation programs with an objective of making
their families economically sustainable
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Examples

⊳ Hul’s shakti
upliftment of standard of living in rural India by creating income-
generating capabilities for underprivileged rural women by
providing a small-scale enterprise opportunity
⊳ ITC
ITC’s intervention leverages micro-credit and skills training to
generate alternate employment opportunities for women

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 If due regard given
Women Is Empowered 15
 “
Mahatma Gandhi: “Be the
change that you wish to see in
the world.”

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Women Empowerment at Workplace

⊳ Encourage women to make the leap

⊳ Promote a fair parental leave policy
⊳ Prevent sexual harassment
⊳ Pay equal salary for equal work and experience

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 CONCLUSION
⊳ Gender Equality must become a lived reality
⊳ It will come from determination, guts and heart
⊳ Corporate responsibility involves a commitment by a
company to manage its role in society
⊳ The success of any strategy of women empowerment
depends upon the various factors: Education, Upgrading
social custom, Family planning, Health and sanitation,
Initiating livelihood, Environment
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Thanks!
Any questions?

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