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Skewed sex ratio will negatively impact society: Pratibha`by Rajesh Ahuja


Stating that there were “fewer women then men in India,” President Pratibha Patil on Thursday cautioned that if this trend continued it would have a negative impact on society.

Punjab and Haryana were already seeing the “implications,” she said delivering the Dr. V.N. Tewari Memorial Oration on ‘Women as drivers of a rising India' at the Panjab University here.

The President said: “An agenda for empowerment of women should cover gender needs and concerns, at every stage and sphere of life — from protection in the womb, by prohibiting female foeticide; to preventing female infanticide, by giving better nutrition and care to the girl child, and addressing gender preferences in families; to giving equal education opportunities for the girl child, by sensitising society to look at a girl child as a boon; to making women economically independent by imparting skills to them; to making workplaces safe for women, by having fast-track implementation of stringent laws against sexual harassment; to addressing issues like dowry and domestic violence; and to making women feel secure, by taking deterrent action against those who indulge in all kinds of reprehensible acts.”

Talking about the constraints and difficulties women faced in realising their full potential, the President said efforts to empower women through education, awareness and opportunities must continue as part of a “forward-looking agenda.”

Gender equality

Pointing out that the self-help movement was particularly successful in enabling women to create economically sustainable models of growth, Ms. Patil said it must be further strengthened. She added that gender equality was not an agenda of women versus men, and men should be partners in women's empowerment. “The Panchayati Raj Act, providing for 33 per cent reservation for women, was an important step taken with the cooperation and help of our brothers, and our sisters should appreciate it.”