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    This document discusses gender equality and women's empowerment in governance in India. It outlines principles of good governance such as participation, accountability, and inclusiveness. It then analyzes issues around how gender-sensitive current governance institutions and processes are, and the degree to which reservation has empowered women. It examines women's inclusion in rural power structures, their participation in elections, and how they function while holding public office. Finally, it outlines some of the challenges women face and programs by different departments like Panchayati Raj, Health and Family Welfare, and School and Mass Education that aim to empower women.

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    Gender Equality and Women

    Empowerment
    Amita Patra
    Asst. Director, SIRD&PR
    PRINCIPLES OF GOOD GOVERNANCE:

    • Participation
    • Accountability
    • Transparency
    • Responsiveness
    • Inclusiveness
    • Equity
    • Upholding the right
    Issues :
    • How Gender Sensitive are current Governance Institution
    and Process?
    • Has reservation empower the women if so to what extent?
    • What is the degree of their inclusion in the rural power
    structure?
    • Do the women decide on their own to context in the
    election?
    • How do they involve themselves in electioneering?
    • How do they discharge their functions while holding public
    office?
    • How do they respond to the challenges from the family,
    community, political party, officials and others?
    • Can they be the change makers? Why not?
    ANALYSIS OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT FROM DIFFERENT
    DIMENSIONS

    • Life cycle Approach


    • Community Approach
    • Sectoral Approach
    • Gender point of view
    • Livelihood Approach
    • Power dynamics
    AREA OF CHALLENGES

    • Representation
    • Participation
    • Opportunities
    • Decision making process
    • Need and Priorities
    • Division of Public and private space
    • Access, ownership and control over
    resources
    PANCHAYATIRAJ DEPARTMENT
    • Reservation of 50% of seats in Panchayati Raj Institutions
    • Reservation of the seat of vice chairperson in each tier in
    such places where the chairperson’s seat is reserved for
    male.
    • Minimum 30% attendance of women in Gram sabha for
    quram
    • Minimum 10% of attended voters of Pallisabha should be
    women
    • The fourth standing committee on each tier consist of
    only Women elected PRI members.
    PANCHAYATIRAJ DEPARTMENT
    MGNREGS :
    Minimum 33% of the unskilled labourer should be women.
    Equal wage for male and female.
    Crèche facility for the children less than 6 year at the work site.
    Preference to give work to women nearby their house.
    DAY NLRM :
    Formation of SHG & Federation
    Skill development
    Linkage with the bank
    Promotion of market
    Information dissemination on different social issues
    PRADHAN MANTRI AWAS YOJANA :
    Preference to the houseless single women
    Joint work order in the name of husband & wife
    WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
    • Integrated Child Development Scheme
    • Kishori Sakti yojna and Sabala (9 districts)
    • Mamata &Indira Gandhi Matrutya Sahayika yojna (2 districts –
    Sundergarh, Bargarh)
    • Beti bachao and Beti padhao (Nayagarh) & Biju Kanya Ratna
    (Angul, Dhenkanal, Ganjam)
    • Mission Sakti
    • Child Line-Toll free no-1098
    • Help Line-181
    • Women & Child Desk
    • Social Welfare Board
    • State Resource Centre for Women
    • Integrated child protection Scheme
    HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT

    • Janani Surakhya Yojna


    • Adolescence Reproductive & Sexual Health
    • Prevention of Anaemia through de worming and
    iron plus initiative
    • Nutrition Rehabilitation Centre
    • Observation of Village Health & Nutrition Day
    • Immunization
    • Health Check up and referral service for women &
    children
    SCHOOL AND MASS EDUCATION

    • Mid Day Meal


    • Kasturiba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya
    • Provision for free uniform, scolarship
    • Mothers Teacher Association
    • Vocational and Life Skill Education
    • Self Defence training
    • Separate toilet for Girls
    What can be done?
    • Reservation is not the panacea; but it throws up
    an excellent opportunity
    • Moving from critical mass to critical action
    • Capacity Building
    • Changing rotation rules
    • Deepening of democracy
    • Interface between Self-Help Groups and elected
    women representatives
    • Federating elected women
    What can be done?

    • Mobilize competent women to contest


    • Capacity building to meet their specific
    requirements/ problems.
    • Establish Gender Budgeting and
    • Women component plans
    • Ensuring transparency and accountability
    • Provide a support structure
    – In the office
    – In the family and
    – In the society
    Thanks

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