Empowerment of women/
S. Baluchamy.
- New Delhi: Anmol Publications, 2010.
- 197p. ill. 23 cm.
1. Introduction Constitutional Safeguard—Initiatives Focused in Five Year Plans—India's Special Initiatives for the Empowerment of Women—Welfare and Support Services—Employment and Training—Socio-economic Programme—Swayamsiddha — Swashakti Project—Balika Samriddhi Yojana—Swadhar— Plan of Action to Combat Sexual Exploitation of Women and Children —Women's Empowerment Year —National Commission for Women—Rashtriya Mahila Kosh—National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development- Central Social Welfare Board—Programmes of the Board— Awareness Generation Programme for Rural and Poor Women—Condensed Courses of Education for Women— Vocational Training for Women —Socio-Economic Programme—Agro-based Units—Production Units—Creche Programme—Working Women's Hostels—Family Counseling Centres—Short Stay Home Programme—Other Programmes of the Board —Mahila Mandal Programme—State Board Administration —Publicity and Publication —Food and Nutrition Board—Iirformation and Mass Education—Holiday Camp Programmes—Beneficiaries—Composition and Pattern of A^istance—Type of Irrstitutions/Organisations Eligible for Assistance—Administration—Hostels for Working Women —Voluntary Action Bureau—Field Counseling—National Policy for the Empowerment of Women (2001)—Goal and Objectives —Policy Prescriptions —Decision Making — Mainstreaming a Gender Perspective in the Development Process —Economic Empowerment of Women—Micro Credit—Women and Economy—Globalization—Women and Agriculture—Women and Industry-Suppnart Services—Social Empowerment of Women—Science and Technology—Women in Difficult Circumstances—Violence against Women—Rights of the Girl Child—Mass Media—Operational Strategies- Institutional Mechanisms —Resource Management — Legislation —Gender Sensitization —Panchayati Raj Institutions —Partnership with the Voluntary Sector Organizations—International Cooperation
2. Review Status of Women in India—Status of Women in the World- Empowerment of Women —Approaches to Women Empowerment—Provisioirs of Law Affecting Women—India Empowered
3. Awareness Generation Projects for Rural and Poor Women Concept —Name of the Scheme—Objective—Programme Content—Identification of NGOs for undertaking Awareness Generation Projects and Procedure of Sanction—Topics for Discussion in Camps—Status of Women—Women and Law- Women and Health—Commuiuty Health and Hygiene— Women, Technology and Environment—Women and Economy—Women and the State Government—Religion, Culture and Women—Women and Social Action—A Broad Framework for Training of Organisers for Voluntary Organisations undertaking Awareness Generation Projects for Rural and Poor Women—The Trainees—The Focus of Training—The Objectives—The Contents—The Possibility of Inbuilt Evaluation and Rolling Plan—The Methodology- Training Period—AGP Organizers Training Institutions—Arul Anandar College - Karumathur—Gandhigram Rural Institute - Gandhigram—State Resource Centre - Chennai—Major Activities of the Training Institutions—AAC-Karumathur— GRI-Gandhigram—Vision—Mission—Objectives of GRI— Objectives of ACE&E-SRC-Chennai-Methodologies Followed in AGP
4 Methodology Area of the Study—Sources of Data—Sample of the Study— Tools Used for Data Collection—Pre-Testing of the Tool- Method of Data Collection—Field Work—Limitations of the Study
5. Results and Discussion NGOs—Organizers—Beneficiaries
6. Summary and Conclusions Beneficiaries—Organizers-Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)—Conclusion Bibliography
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