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Empowering Women towards Equality and Development

India is a nation that despite being personified to “Mother India” has had the harshest lifestyle for females. Whether it is in decision-making, education, familial structures, workplaces or daily life, the prevalence of a gender-based, patriarchal society is clearly evident . What India fails to realize is the untapped potential of a part its population that has historically been held back by the reigns of social stigma. A nation on the path to potentially Developed status needs to make use of the viability of such a vast number of people whilst breaking orthodox notions of women “not being competent enough”. It is to tackle this discrimination and to bolster economic development through social upliftment that Women Empowerment is very important for our country. Addressing this importance of Women Empowerment , SEED believes that women need empowerment in all spheres of societal structures - from education to healthcare to public opinion. For achieving this goal, we construct...

WOMEN AND A BROOM: LIFE CHANGING OBJECT

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A broom is merely an object used for cleaning and in Indian context also for beating people in and around neighborhood for unharmful acts. It has been acted as a weapon for Indian women since its inception before the modern-day pepper sprays arrived in market. This insanely stick like tools with fibers usually of materials like hair, corn husks and plastic is seen to degrade the status quo of women and is debatable. This is evident from the fact that women not men are majorly seen doing the cleaning work at home because of the traditional responsibility of work bestowed upon them since ages. SEED is a  CSR implementation Agency , which executes projects on various themes across the country. One of the theme is Women Empowerment where in SEED in association with the country’s leading cement giant ACC is implementing projects in various states in India. Main Source:  http://www.seed.ind.in/2017/05/25/women-and-a-broom-life-changing-object/ Read More informatio...