Women Empowerment Relating DSC Unit III PPT 1

Women Empowerment (Relating DSC) (Unit III) (PPT 1) Paper: Development Communication Course: BJMC, Semester: II Institution: DSPMU, Ranchi Teacher: Sumedha Chaudhury

Introduction Empowering of women pre-supposes a drastic, dynamic and democratic change in the perception of and expectation from women in every society. To help women to attain economic independence is the first priority for such change. Facilities like drinking water, fresh air, light clean surroundings, housing, communication, transport, education and basic health constitute the basic needs. A scientific perception of women’s needs is essential for the process which leads to the empowering

Entire nations, businesses, communities, and groups can benefit from the implementation of programmes and policies that adopt the notion of women empowerment. The Sixth Five Year plan (1980 -85) is a landmark in the women cause because it introduces the concept of Women and Development. No more strategies, but an integrated, realistic and regenerative development effort is at last set right. The target is now clearly visualized in terms of economic independence for women as well as educational advancement and access to comprehensive healthcare systems. It was long organized that any developmental effort must aim at improving the quality of life of women in society, which only a multi-faceted approach can achieve a satisfactory index.

More than a decade after world leaders agreed to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women, their empowerment remains a necessary element in attaining development targets. “Until women and girls are liberated from poverty and injustice, all our goals – peace, security, sustainable development – stand in jeopardy, ” Mr Ban, Secretary. General United Nations, said to the Commission on the Status of Women on the March 8 which has been marked by the United Nations as International Women’s Day.