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FACES OF INDIAN WOMEN

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This project establishes the position of women in our country. It shows their role and part in our society. This project is dedicated to the women of India and also to my beloved friends. Hope it would be liked by all.

PREFACE This project describes the faces of women in India. It explains their position in the current society and especially in India.

Faces of Indian Women “One of the most enduring cliches about India is that it is the country of contradictions. Like all cliches, this one too has a grain of truth in it. At the heart of the contradiction stand Indian women: for it is true to say that they are among the most oppressed in the world, and it is equally true to say that they are among the most liberated, the most articulate and perhaps even the most free. Can these two realities be simultaneously true?”

Outline of the presentation Background: Facts about India Place of Women in Indian Society Indian Women in Modern Times Education Employment Empowerment Trivia: Famous Faces Indian Women Introspection

Indian Women in Modern Times Education Literacy Gender gaps: Differences across states (Kerala has highest female literacy; Rajasthan, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh have the lowest) Differences between rural and urban areas Parental preference for boys going to school Higher dropout rate among girls Female Male 1971 22% 46% 1991 39% 64% 2003 48% 70%

Indian Women in Modern Times Education Gender gaps in higher education About 1 percent of total women population has college education Women account for a third of the students at college/university level In engineering and business, the proportion of female students is much smaller In education, nearly half of the students are women

Indian Women in Modern Times Barriers to Female Education Poverty: one-fourth of India’s population lives below the poverty line (2002) Social values and parental preferences Inadequate school facilities Shortage of female teachers: 29 percent at the primary level and 22 percent at the university level (1993) Gender bias in curriculum

Indian Women in Modern Times Employment Difficult to get an overall picture of employment among women in India Most women work in the informal sector Women accounted for only 23 percent of the total workers in the formal sector in 1991 The number of female workers has increased faster than the number of male workers Female unemployment rates are similar to male unemployment rates

Indian Women in Modern Times Categories of employment (1991) Female Male Agricultural laborer 46.3% 23.0% Cultivator 34.6% 39.9% Household industry 3.5% 2.1% Non-household industry 3.8% 8.8% Services 8.3% 10.8% Other categories 15.5%

Indian Women in Modern Times Barriers to Female Employment Cultural Restrictions Hierarchical society (caste system) Purdah system: the veiling and seclusion of women Discrimination at Workplace More prevalent in fields where male competition is high Less prevalent in fields where competition is low Lack of employment opportunities

Indian Women in Modern Times Empowerment Social Empowerment Education There is no direct relationship between education and work force participation; but may affect their participation in household decision making Economic Independence: Economic independence does not imply significant improvement in social standing Culture and tradition play an important role A small fraction has opened up towards Western values

Indian Women in Modern Times Economic Empowerment Property Rights Patriarchal society Economic Decision Making In the household In businesses

Indian Women in Modern Times Political Empowerment Representation in democratic institutions Government reservations policy for women: the constitutional amendment of 1990s

SALUTING THE WOMEN WHO REPRESENT THE WOMEN ERA….

“The origin of a child is a mother, a woman. … “The origin of a child is a mother, a woman. ….she shows a man what sharing, caring, and loving is all about. That is the essence of a woman." Sushmita Sen, Miss Universe 1994

…but that is just a beginning…. thankyou….