Women Empowerment Book Back Questions 7th Social Science Lesson 24
7th Social Science Lesson 24
24] Women Empowerment
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The essential factors for empowerment are: (1) Education – Education gives one the ability to think wisely and take thoughtful decisions; (2) Gender Discrimination – A society which discriminates between the two genders can never be empowered; (3) Discrimination based on caste, creed, religions etc.
The sustainability and progress of all regions depend on the success of women across the globe. As the former President Barrack Obama said while addressing the United Nations General Assembly in 2012, “the future must not belong to those who bully women. It must be shaped by girls who go to school and those who stand for a world where our daughters can live their dreams just like our sons.”
Savitribai Phule as a tradition breaker, the first female teacher at the first girls’ school when we talk about the girls’ education only Jyotirao Phule is remembered as the champion of women’s education in India. He, along with his wife Savitribai Phule, opened the first school for girls in 1848.
Choose the best answers:
1. Which of the following is NOT a consequence of gender inequality?
(a) Poor maternal health
(b) Greater insecurity for men
(c) The spread of HIV/AIDS
(d) Lower literacy rates for women
2. Gender equality is an issue that is relevant to
(a) Girls and women; it’s a women’s issue
(b) All societies, women and men alike
(c) Third world countries only
(d) Developed countries only
3. Which of the following strategies will help women become more socially and economically empowered?
(a) Women working together to challenge discrimination
(b) More income sources for women
(c) Improved access to education
(d) All of the above
4. Why are girls more likely than boys to miss out on secondary education in the developing world?
(a) Because of high school fees, only boys are sent to school
(b) Girls are expected to help out at home
(c) Child Marriage restricts girl’s mobility and freedom
(d) All of the above
Fill in the blanks:
1. Jyotirao Phule is remembered as the champion of women’s education in India. He, along with his wife ______________ opened the first school for girls in 1848.
2. ____________ is the first Woman to hold a Union Foreign Minister’s post.
3. ____________ is the first Woman Director General of Police (DGP) .
4. _____________ is the first Indian Woman to win Booker.
Match the following:
1. Sirimavo Bandaranaike – England
2. Valentina Tereshkova – Japan
3. Junko Tabei – Sri Lanka
4. Charlotte Cooper – USSR
Consider the following the statements and tick the appropriate answer:
1. Assertion: Now women are being integrated at all steps of humanitarian operations.
Reason: Women and girls suffer the most from any kind of conflict in the society.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) If A is true but R is false
(d) If A is false but R is true
2. Assertion: Violence against women cuts across caste, class, religion, age and even education.
Reason: Domestic violence is manifested in the form of foeticide, infanticide, dowry murder, marital cruelty, battering, child abuse etc.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) If A is true but R is false
(d) If A is false but R is true
Answers:
Choose the best answers:
1. The spread of HIV/AIDS 2. All societies, women and men alike 3. All of the above
4. All of the above
Fill in the blanks:
1. Savitribai Pule 2. Sushma Swaraj 3. Kanchan Chaudhry Bhattacharya 4. Arundhati Roy
Match the following:
1. Sri Lanka 2. USSR 3. Japan 4. England
Consider the following the statements and tick the appropriate answer:
1.Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
2.Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A