Role of youth in women empowerment in india “specifically economic

independence of women”Dr.Shefali Pushp, Prof.D.K.Giri

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Overview of my topic Status of Women Empowerment in India What is Economic Independence? Criteria of Economic Independence Why Self Employment is better for women? What to do to encourage Self Employment

among Women? Famous Women Entrepreneurs in India Conclusion

INTRODUCTION:

Empowerment is the process of increasing the authority and responsibility of individuals or groups to make choices and to transform those choices into desired action and outcomes”

Women empowerment refers to increasing the spiritual, political, social, educational, gender or economic strength of individuals and communities of women

What is economic independence Individuals have economic independence when property they acquire without use of force, fraud or theft is protected from physical invasions by others and they are free to use exchange or give their property as long as their actions do not violate the identical rights of others

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Criteria of economic independence Access to resources is important for economic freedom.

NFHS-3 has identified 5 important variables:-

1.Higher education attainment 2.Working outside 3.Media 4.Having bank account 5.Get loan

Variables of Empowerment % of women

Higher educational attainment 7.3%

Freedom of working outside 36.35%

Media

Read newspaper everyday 12.54%

Listen radio 17.14%

Watch TV 43.66%

Having bank saving account 15.07%

Knowledge of loan program 38.6%

Given loan 10.48%

Females 25-59 at work (usual principal status in millions)

Why self employment is better

Enterprise owned and controlled by women having a minimum financial interest of 51% of capital and giving atleast 51% of employment generated in enterprise to women.

Factors influencing self employment in women

Reason for women becoming entrepreneur Self identity and social status

Support of family members Education and qualification

Role model to others Success stories of friends and relatives

Bright future of their wards

Need for additional income Family occupation

Government policies and procedures

Freedom to take own decisions

Employment generation New challenges and opportunity for self fulfilment

Innovative thinking Inherent qualities of patience

and perseverance

Categories of women entrepreneurEntrepreneur in larger sector- 1. Established in big cities 2. Women with professional qualification

3.Have competitive edge over others

Entrepreneur in medium sectors- 1.Established in cities and town 2.having sufficient education 3.Traditional and non traditional items

eg. health clinic ,creches ,beauty parlour

Cont......Entrepreneur in small sectors- 1.Uneducated women 2.Financially weak 3.Involved in family bussiness

eg. Agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry ,diary, fisheries, handloom etc.

To encourage self employmentRole of Government- 1.STEP

2.Indira Mahila Yojana

3.Rashtriya Mahila Kosh

4.FIWE

5.IWD

Role of NGOs- 1.Primary level NGOs: OXFAM,ActionAid

2.Intermediate NGOs: SEWA, AWAKE

3.Grass root level NGOs :AnaRDe foundation, National Academy of RUDSETIs

Role of International Organization UNIFEM International Women’s Right Agreement

Few famous women entrepreneur

conclusion

If you want to empower family, educate a boy, but if you want to empower a community,

educate a girl

Thank you