AMRITSAR: Women education and the resulting women empowerment was the major concern of the society at large. It was because educated women could play a significant role in the overall development and progress of the country ‚ this was observed by Ritu Aggarwal‚ Chairperson‚ Hospital Welfare Section‚ District Red Cross Society while talking to media persons here on Wednesday. District Red Cross Society provides free of cost sewing machines to help the widows to be self independent and training
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women’s empowerment and equality. When a woman can plan her family‚ she can plan the rest of her life. When she is healthy‚ she can be more productive. And when her reproductive rights—including the right to decide the number‚ timing and spacing of her children‚ and to make decisions regarding reproduction free of discrimination‚ coercion and violence—are promoted and protected‚ she has freedom to participate more fully and equally in society. Understanding gender equality and women’s empowerment Gender
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National Policy for Empowerment of Women‚ the Government of India had declared year 2001 as Women’s Empowerment Year. It was said‚ "Our vision in the new century of a nation where women are equal partners with men". Many new projects were launched like Swashakti and Stree Shakti for women’s empowerment; Swayam Sidha to benefit 100‚000 women through micro-credit programs‚ Balika Samrudhi Yojana for the girl child and many more. If you think a lot has been done for woman empowerment‚ think again. Cases
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WOMEN EMPOWERMENT” Since the olden times‚ women have been treated as second rate citizens of all across the globe. The situation is almost the same everywhere-irrespective of the developed country or the developing country-caste‚ community‚ colour or creed a position which is comparable in many ways‚ with that of racial minorities. Women have been relegated to secondary position despite the fact that they numerically constitute about half the world population today. In the very beginning of civilization
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Youth empowerment is an attitudinal‚ structural‚ and cultural process whereby young people gain the ability‚ authority‚ and agency to make decisions and implement change in their own lives and the lives of other people‚ including youth and adults.[1] Youth empowerment is often addressed as a gateway to intergenerational equity‚ civic engagement and democracy building. Many local‚ state‚ provincial‚ regional‚ national‚ and international government agencies and nonprofit community-based organizations
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Empowerment empowerment as a multi-dimensional social process that helps people gain control over their own lives. It is a process that fosters power in people for use in their own lives‚ their communities and in their society‚ by acting on issues they define as important‚ increasing the spiritual‚ political‚ social‚ educational‚ gender‚ or economic strength of individuals and communities. Empowerment is then the process of obtaining the basic opportunities for marginalized people‚ either directly
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awareness Cultural barriers Misinterpretation of Islam in terms of woman empowerment Corrupt media 3. The factors that can foster women development are as under: • Promotion of education among women. • Reduction of poverty. • Abolition of feudalism. • Strong institution ensuring women empowerment. • Social‚ political‚ cultural financial and professional liberty among women. • Positive role f religions in terms of women empowerment. • Job opportunities for women. • Legislation on honor-killing‚ child
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Development & International Cooperation Final Report ******** Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Instructor: Dr. Rebecca H. Chung Date June 3rd‚ 2013 National Pingtung University Of Science and Technology Department of Tropical Agriculture and International Cooperation Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................................................... 1 2. Definition of women empowerment ........................................................... 1 3
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Chapter 2 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PERSPECTIVES Introduction Corporate governance is a term that‚ over the last two decades‚ has now found its way into popular literature. It has been described by Sir Adrian Cadbury as the way organizations are directed and controlled. This simple statement contains many profound elements including the performance/conformance argument. An organization’s main task is to achieve the level of performance that it was established for. But at the same time‚ an
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