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Gender Equality and Women Empowerment Amita Patra Asst. Director, SIRD&PR

Gender Equality and Women Empowerment Amita Patra Asst. Director, SIRD&PR. PRINCIPLES OF GOOD GOVERNANCE:. Participation Accountability Transparency Responsiveness Inclusiveness Equity Upholding the right. Issues : How Gender Sensitive are current Governance Institution and Process?

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Gender Equality and Women Empowerment Amita Patra Asst. Director, SIRD&PR

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  1. Gender Equality and Women Empowerment Amita Patra Asst. Director, SIRD&PR

  2. PRINCIPLES OF GOOD GOVERNANCE: • Participation • Accountability • Transparency • Responsiveness • Inclusiveness • Equity • Upholding the right

  3. Issues : • How Gender Sensitive are current Governance Institution and Process? • Has reservation empower the women if so to what extent? • What is the degree of their inclusion in the rural power structure? • Do the women decide on their own to context in the election? • How do they involve themselves in electioneering? • How do they discharge their functions while holding public office? • How do they respond to the challenges from the family, community, political party, officials and others? • Can they be the change makers? Why not?

  4. ANALYSIS OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT FROM DIFFERENT DIMENSIONS • Life cycle Approach • Community Approach • Sectoral Approach • Gender point of view • Livelihood Approach • Power dynamics

  5. AREA OF CHALLENGES • Representation • Participation • Opportunities • Decision making process • Need and Priorities • Division of Public and private space • Access, ownership and control over resources

  6. PANCHAYATIRAJ DEPARTMENT • Reservation of 50% of seats in Panchayati Raj Institutions • Reservation of the seat of vice chairperson in each tier in such places where the chairperson’s seat is reserved for male. • Minimum 30% attendance of women in Gram sabha for quram • Minimum 10% of attended voters of Pallisabha should be women • The fourth standing committee on each tier consist of only Women elected PRI members.

  7. PANCHAYATIRAJ DEPARTMENT MGNREGS : Minimum 33% of the unskilled labourer should be women. Equal wage for male and female. Crèche facility for the children less than 6 year at the work site. Preference to give work to women nearby their house. DAY NLRM : Formation of SHG & Federation Skill development Linkage with the bank Promotion of market Information dissemination on different social issues PRADHAN MANTRI AWAS YOJANA : Preference to the houseless single women Joint work order in the name of husband & wife

  8. WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT • Integrated Child Development Scheme • KishoriSaktiyojna and Sabala (9 districts) • Mamata &Indira Gandhi MatrutyaSahayikayojna (2 districts – Sundergarh, Bargarh) • Betibachao and Betipadhao (Nayagarh) & BijuKanyaRatna (Angul, Dhenkanal, Ganjam) • Mission Sakti • Child Line-Toll free no-1098 • Help Line-181 • Women & Child Desk • Social Welfare Board • State Resource Centre for Women • Integrated child protection Scheme

  9. HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT • JananiSurakhyaYojna • Adolescence Reproductive & Sexual Health • Prevention of Anaemia through de worming and iron plus initiative • Nutrition Rehabilitation Centre • Observation of Village Health & Nutrition Day • Immunization • Health Check up and referral service for women & children

  10. SCHOOL AND MASS EDUCATION • Mid Day Meal • Kasturiba Gandhi BalikaVidyalaya • Provision for free uniform, scolarship • Mothers Teacher Association • Vocational and Life Skill Education • Self Defence training • Separate toilet for Girls

  11. What can be done? • Reservation is not the panacea; but it throws up an excellent opportunity • Moving from critical mass to critical action • Capacity Building • Changing rotation rules • Deepening of democracy • Interface between Self-Help Groups and elected women representatives • Federating elected women

  12. What can be done? • Mobilize competent women to contest • Capacity building to meet their specific requirements/ problems. • Establish Gender Budgeting and • Women component plans • Ensuring transparency and accountability • Provide a support structure • In the office • In the family and • In the society

  13. Thanks

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