Women’s Empowerment‚ Media and Realities By Prof. D. B. Gadling & Karuna Raut Dept. of Mass Comm. & Journalism‚ Solapur University‚ Solapur. Email : d_gadling@yahoo.com Contribution of Social Reformers Gender equality is the point of utmost importance in the empowerment of women. This concept is not altogether new to India. Various attempts were made to spread it by social reformers in India. During the 19th century Raja Rammohan Roy raised his voice against child marriages‚ Sati and polygamy. Maharshi
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1 Discrimination of Female Children in Modern India: from Conception through Childhood T.V.Sekher and Neelambar Hatti1 I. Introduction In a seminal article in 1990‚ Amartya Sen suggested that worldwide‚ particularly in Asia‚ millions of women were missing from the population totals of many countries. He also noted the alarming fact that the sex ratio for female children in China‚ India and South Korea is actually deteriorating while the overall sex ratio for females in those countries has
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NATIONAL POLICY FOR THE EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN (2001) | IntroductionThe principle of gender equality is enshrined in the Indian Constitution in its Preamble‚ Fundamental Rights‚ Fundamental Duties and Directive Principles. The Constitution not only grants equality to women‚ but also empowers the State to adopt measures of positive discrimination in favour of women.Within the framework of a democratic polity‚ our laws‚ development policies‚ Plans and programmes have aimed at women’s advancement in
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best way to work alongside clients. The following essay discusses‚ analyses and critiques a specific practice theory. The theory that was chosen is empowerment theory. The key factors‚ political and historical aspects will also be shown throughout and the theory will be assessed for its effectiveness in regards to a specific case study. Empowerment theory can be used effectively with a wide range of clients. It was initially developed to employ a sense of power to oppressed groups such as women
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for the management to empower the employees. Employee Empowerment refers to enlargement of an employee’s job responsibility by giving him the authority of decision making about his own job without prior approval of his immediate supervisor so that action would be taken without delay or loss of opportunity. Empowerment is the measure of degree of responsibility and authority given to an employee in an organization. Through Employee Empowerment‚ employees are supported and encouraged to utilize their
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Psychological empowerment: definition‚ measurement‚ and validation Abstract Psychological empowerment was defined from the perspective of the individual employee‚ and a measure was developed using three different samples. The psychologically empowered state was considered to be a cognitive state characterized by a sense of perceived control‚ perceptions of competence‚ and internalization of the goals and objectives of the organization. Using an initial sample of 311 employed individuals (41%
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not feel as a home should. Through The Sanctuary of School Lynda Barry tells her tale of the release she sought‚ in her public elementary school‚ from the endless turmoil she faced at her not so home-y‚ home. When a child comes home to stress‚ it is vital that they have a safe haven to escape to. For Lynda Barry this place was school‚ for myself this place was 201 North Scott Street‚ more commonly known as my grandparent’s house. Barry grew up in a family of immigrants‚ struggling to make ends meet
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fail to realize the impact of the hidden effects of the empowerment process. These hidden benefits can have a more dramatic impact on profitability than a leader might imagine. When one considers the issue of the effective use of resources‚ the hidden impact of empowerment clearly demonstrates how leaders can effectively marshal the resources they are responsible for. Many traditional managers fail to understand and comprehend how empowerment can impact their bottom line‚ as there are a number of
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were mistreated in numerous facets of private and social life. Yet passing through the Age of Enlightenment‚ industrialization‚ and outbreak of extreme warfare‚ the rights movement against gender discrimination gradually arose. Along with female empowerment came the development of writing as a profession for women during the eighteenth century as means of gaining economic independence. In such Romantic literary works‚ the authors portrayed sarcasm on women’s judicial representation within domestic
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the different researches and studies of employee empowerment‚ such as one carried out by Erickson et al‚ revealed that employee empowerment is said to occur when the management and employers pursue goals of both personal as well as professional growth for their employees. For example the senior managers and leaders within the organizations can assist their employees in enhancing their capabilities‚ in turn enhancing their potential to fully utilize their capabilities. The following paper takes
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