women empowerment.pptx
- 1. Community Health Nursing II CLASS PRESENTATION ON: Presented By: NANCY MAURYA WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
- 2. Population control can be achieved by overall development of women. It means women needs to be empowered and they should be developed Socially , Economically and Educationally so as to decide and take appropriate measures to have small size family, which in turn reduces the population and achieve population control. INTRODUCTION
- 4. DEFINITION Empowerment is the process of increasing the authority and responsibility of individual or groups to make choices & to transform those choices into desired actions and outcomes .
- 5. According to Arrow (1995) , Women Empowerment is the process by which women strengthens their capacity individually and collectively to identify, understand and overcome gender discrimination , thus taking control of their lives. * Women empowerment is essential so that women can achieve control and participate in decision making related to their health matters
- 6. POPULATION Population of India in 2021 was 1,393,409,038 In 2021 female population in India was 669 million. India sex ratio stands that 1020 females per 1,000 males.
- 7. WAYS OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT Women empowerment can be achieved by : Changing policy and programmes of actions and directing these policies and programmes that will improve women's access to secure livelihood and economic resources. Improving the status of women also enhances the decision making capacity at all levels in all spheres of life.
- 8. The full participation of women is required in productive and reproductive life. The women need to be empowered & developed socially, educationally & economically in order to achieve empowerment among them.
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- 11. PRINCIPLES OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT Establish high level corporate leadership for gender equality Treat all women and men fairly at work, respect and support human rights and non-discrimination Ensure the health safety and well being of all women and men workers
- 12. Promote education, learning and professional development for women Implement enterprise development, supply chain & marketing practices that empower women Promote equality through community initiatives and advocacy Measure and public report on progress to achieve gender equality
- 14. Social development means raising the status of women in society. Women in male dominating society i.e., patriarchal form of society do not get the same status as men especially in decision making . As a result, they are facing threats to their lives , health and well- being. they are overburdened with work & lack of power and influence.
- 15. SOCIAL LEGISLATION Social Legislation has brought a change by developing women socially. Nowadays, if women are compared with the women of earlier ages , they are having more privileges.
- 17. Certain social legislation include: In 1950 , New constitution of India accorded equal rights to women. All women now enjoy equal political rights with men. they have the right to hold public offices and have the right to vote. In 1955, Hindu marriage act and divorce act has removed several disabilities. no Hindu can marry second time unless wife or husband is dead or divorced .
- 18. In 1976, the equal remuneration act provide equal payment of remuneration to men & women workers. In 1978, the child marriage restraint amendment act has raised the marriage of girls from 15 to 18 years, for boys to 18 to 21 years.
- 19. * All legislative measures help in bringing awareness among women and removing social prejudice and inequalities ; thereby bringing social development.
- 20. Women need to be educationally developed. It has been seen that women receive less formal education than men and at the same time women's own knowledge, abilities and coping mechanisms often go and unrecognized.
- 23. • Educational and social development will bring a change in economic condition of the women. • Women can be empowered economically by:
- 24. O > Implementing Income Generating Schemes: By these schemes, Rural and poor women come together and develop an understanding of their problems and fulfill their needs. Technical information is imparted and strategies to plan action towards development and against injustice .
- 25. Vocational courses for women Opening of women polytechnics Rehabilitation of women by providing vocational training cum employment and residential care to old widow's & deserted women.
- 26. > Promotion Of Small Family Norms Population control can be achieved by promoting small family norms . The difference in family size can make a tremendous difference in birth rate. The small family norms is the objective of family programme. This is to achieve control over countries population.
- 27. Three child family model " sons or daughter- two will do" or "second child after three years"
- 29. In 2000, the government of India adopted a national policy for the empowerment of women. This was to bring about genders justice .. women
- 30. Aims of Policy Women equality in power sharing and active participation in decision making. Comprehensive economic and social empowerment of women. The advancement, development and empowerment of women in all spheres of life.
- 31. Strengthening & formation of relevant institutional mechanisms Partnership with community- based programmes More responsive judicial legal systems that are sensitive to women's need.
- 33. Tenth five year plan (2002 – 2007) is concerned towards promotion of gender equality and empowering women which includes social empowerment, economic empowerment and gender injustice. Gender injustice eliminate all forms of gender discrimination.
- 34. Under 12 five year plan (2012 to 2017 ) measures for women empowerment includes: i. Economic empowerment ii. Women’s participation in governance iii. Enabling legislations iv. Inclusiveness of all categories of vulnerable