WOMEN EMPOWERMENT & GENDER JUSTICE:

ADDRESSING THE EQUALITY CHALLENGES.

PRESENTATION BY – JWO VK VASHIST

 INTRODUCTION

 The unfair treatment of a person based

on his or her gender especially against
women.
 Discrimination on the basis of sex
especially abuse and ill treatment of
women by men.
It is a common problem in India and
its outcomes are disastrous for our
country.
CAUSE OF THE GENDER DISCRIMINATION

 Dominating mentality.
 Various social and religious belief
 Lack of strong protest by women
 Family Rituals
 Physical factor(Treating women as weaker gender)
 Work place discrimination
 DISCRIMINATION AT DIFFERENT STAGES

 Abortion
 Female infanticide
 Discrimination in Education
 Discrimination at Work.
 At the time of marriage(Dowry)
 Domestic Violence
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT Women empowerment refers to
increase the social, political &
economic strength of the women in
different ways. e.g.
 Having decision making power of
their own.
 Political participation.
 Awareness and exercise of their
rights.
 Self decision regarding education,
participation & economic
independency.
EDUCATIONAL EMPOWERMENT

 Girl’s enrolment at the primary and

secondary level has been improved
after independence.
 Government has started some schemes
to bring up the growth of female
education. (Examples-Kasturba Gandhi
Balika Vidyalaya Scheme, National
educational programme for girls at
primary level.)
Socio-Economic Empowerment
 There is a scheme known as Indira Awas
Yojna through which govt. gives money to
women to make their home.
 Government gives money to girls at the time
of their marriage.
 Government gives loans to women to start
their own business at very low interest.
 In spite of all these schemes the social &
economic status of women is not improved at
desired extent.
POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT

 There is 33.5% reservation for women in local

government bodies.
 This law has placed a million of women in
elected positions to the panchayat in the country.
 Government also encouraging the women to
vote in the various elections.
Indira Gandhi former Indian prime minister is
the world’s longest serving woman prime
minister.
 In spite of all these steps taken by govt. Still
there are very few women in national level
politics.
JUDICIAL EMPOWERMENT

 Indian government has made many laws and act to protect women.
 The payment of a dowry has been prohibited under the “1961 dowry
prohibition act” in Indian civil law.
 Women are protected from domestic violence under the law
“protection of women from domestic violence act 2005”.
 For protecting women from sexual violence govt. Passed “criminal
law act 2013”.
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT SCHEMES

 Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme

 One Stop Centre Scheme
 Women Helpline Scheme
 UJJAWALA : A Comprehensive Scheme for Prevention of trafficking and R
escue, Rehabilitation and Re-integration of Victims of Trafficking and Com
mercial Sexual Exploitation
 Working Women Hostel
 Ministry approves new projects under Ujjawala
Scheme and continues existing projects
 NARI SHAKTI PURASKAR
 Support to Training and Employment Programme for Women (STEP)
 Awardees of Stree Shakti Puruskar, 2014 & Awardees of Nari Shakti
Puruskar
 Awardees of Rajya Mahila Samman & Zila Mahila Samman
 Mahila police Volunteers
 Mahila E-Haat
 Mahila Shakti Kendras (MSK)
 NIRBHAYA
THANK YOU.