Challenges of Women today.ppt

The status of Women in today's world

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CHALLENGES OF BEING
A WOMAN IN TODAY’S
CONTEXT
DR SOFIA S
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY
FATIMA MATA NATIONAL COLLEGE, KOLLAM
KERALA, INDIA

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3. India very proudly claims
to be living in the
motherland and worship
various woman deities
and goddesses but the
dire concern of this is
women sadly do not get
the same respect and
equal status.
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Livinginthecountrywiththelargestdemocracyinthe
world,thewomeninIndiafightmuchharderthanaman
canevenconceivetobe.
Indianwomen'sproblemsarenotjustlimitedtosocial
rights,theproblemsarewidespreadeveninworkplaces
andhomes.
Theproblemsareinfiniteandareonlyrisingbytheday.

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Various gruesome forms that affect
women physically, mentally and
socially

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RAPES
CHILD MARRIAGE
SEXUAL
HARASSMENT
DOWRY
CHILD
TRAFFICKING
EVE-
TEASING
BULLYING
FEMALE
FOETICIDE

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Tribal women are beaten to death for witchcraft.
Women who become widows and divorcees
feel low in society and are deprived of job
opportunities with unmarried women.
Women are not allowed to have self-respect,
efficiency, personality, individuality capacity and talent.

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According to reports, 75 percent of women
live in homes where their husbands torture
them and abuse them; domestic violence has
no limits.

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THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES
FACING WOMEN TODAY
The lack of women in positions of power
Patriarchy
Sexism, racism and economic inequality
Trauma-centered feminism
The lack of respect for caregiving
Navigating career and motherhood
Increasing rates of maternal mortality
Misogyny

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In India, on about 10000 women, 26 per cent reported
having experienced physical violence from spouses
during their lifetime

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Gender Equality builds a Nation

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GlobalGenderGapIndexassessesthelevelof
genderinequalitypresentonthebasisoffour
criteria:economic participationand
opportunity,educationalattainmentand
empowerment,politicalempowerment,health
andsurvival.

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Be Reflective and Be Objective
ROLE OF STUDENTS IN BRINGING
EQUALITY AMONG MEN AND WOMEN
IN THE SOCIETY
Use gender-neutral language
Avoid stereotyping NatureSelf-regulate the interactions
Be a role model

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Education and Gender Equality
Both are instrumental to the development of a
society and interacting with fellow beings
Education promotes gender equality in and through
schools/colleges are imperative.
Students have enormous potential to effect change in gender
relations, views and practices and create a gender-sensitive
and gender-equal generation of men and women.

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India will not fully develop unless both girls and boys are
equally supported to reach their full potential.

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Changing the value of girls has to include men,
women and boys. It has to mobilize many sectors in
society. Only when society’s perception changes,
will the rights of all the girls and all the boys in India
be fulfilled.

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