PRESENTED BY:PRESENTED BY: FARRUKH FIZZA MATEENFARRUKH FIZZA MATEEN

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MEANING OF MEANING OF EMPOWERMENT ????EMPOWERMENT ????

EMPOWERMENTEMPOWERMENT

Empowerment is the process which enables Empowerment is the process which enables one to gain power, authority and influence over one to gain power, authority and influence over others, institutions or society. Empowerment is others, institutions or society. Empowerment is probably the totality of the following:probably the totality of the following:

Having decision-making power of one’s own.Having decision-making power of one’s own. Having access to information and resources for Having access to information and resources for

taking proper decision.taking proper decision. Having positive thinking on the ability to make Having positive thinking on the ability to make

change. change. Ability to learn skills for improving one’s personal Ability to learn skills for improving one’s personal

or group power.or group power.

WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENTWOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT

Women Women empowerment refers empowerment refers to increasing the to increasing the spiritual , political, spiritual , political, social or economic social or economic strength of women.strength of women.

This means that This means that they have the ability they have the ability to choose their own to choose their own destiny, job, vote, destiny, job, vote, and do anything a and do anything a man can do.man can do.

PREVIOUS SCENARIOPREVIOUS SCENARIO

Since the ancient Since the ancient times when King’s times when King’s were said to have as were said to have as many as 200 wives, many as 200 wives, the social evils like the social evils like sati, female sati, female infanticide, dowry and infanticide, dowry and child marriage have child marriage have been haunting the been haunting the society.society.

PRESENT SCENARIOPRESENT SCENARIO

The The Women’s Women’s Empowerment Empowerment PrinciplesPrinciples were launched were launched on 9 March 2010 in on 9 March 2010 in celebration of International celebration of International Women's Day.Women's Day.

The Women’s The Women’s Empowerment PrinciplesEmpowerment Principles offer practical guidance to offer practical guidance to business and the private business and the private sector on how to empower sector on how to empower women in the workplace, women in the workplace, marketplace and marketplace and community. community.

PRESENT SCENARIOPRESENT SCENARIO

Establish high-level corporate leadership for gender Establish high-level corporate leadership for gender equality equality

Treat all women fairly at work—respect and support Treat all women fairly at work—respect and support human rights and nondiscrimination human rights and nondiscrimination

Ensure the health, safety and well-being of all Ensure the health, safety and well-being of all women workers women workers

Promote education, training and professional Promote education, training and professional development for women development for women

Implement enterprise development, supply chain Implement enterprise development, supply chain and marketing practices that empower women and marketing practices that empower women

Promote equality through community initiatives and Promote equality through community initiatives and advocacy advocacy

Measure and publicly report on progress to achieve Measure and publicly report on progress to achieve gender equality.gender equality.

““Be the heroine of your life, not the Be the heroine of your life, not the victimvictim.” .”

― Nora Ephron― Nora Ephron

NEED OF WOMEN NEED OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENTEMPOWERMENT

Women are the Women are the backbone of the backbone of the society.society.

If women are not If women are not empowered and empowered and developed up to the developed up to the mark then the progress mark then the progress of the society will be of the society will be hindered.hindered.

NEED OF WOMEN NEED OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENTEMPOWERMENT

FAMOUS WOMEN OF FAMOUS WOMEN OF PAKISTANPAKISTAN

CONCLUSION………CONCLUSION………

Empowering women to Empowering women to participate fully in participate fully in economic life across all economic life across all sectors is essential to sectors is essential to build stronger build stronger economies, achieve economies, achieve internationally agreed internationally agreed goals for development goals for development and sustainability, and and sustainability, and improve the quality of improve the quality of life for women, men, life for women, men, families and families and

communities.communities.

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