In some cases the young couples dont want the children in the earlier days after their marriage. They think that the children will obstruct their privacy.
II. Group Work
Discuss the above questions in your group and write an analytical report on the Infant Mortality Rates in India
ans:When we observe the bar diagram, there has been a gradual decrease in both the female IMR and the male IMR. There is a sudden fall in the male IMR in 2003. The difference in infant mortality rates between male and female is the highest in 2003
The decrease in the IMR shows us the changed views of the parents with the times. If there is a wide gap in IMR between male and female, one of genders will be left unmarried and there is an imbalance in the family system. The parents think that females are burdensome. They feel it difficult to educate and get them married. They are not in a position to give dowry to the males. So, most of the parents dont want female children
Hence, the female IMR is higher than the male IMR. The main reason for the decrease in IMR over the years is that the parents have changed their attitude with the times
The advanced medical facilities and the increase in the literacy rate among the girl children are also reasons for it. I think there will be a further decrease in the IMR after 5 years
Oral Activity
Work in pairs and debate on the following proposition
"Reservation in education, employment and legislature will empower the women."
ans:Argument for the statement
There is no doubt, surely reservation in education, employment and legislature will empower the women. As all of us know, today most of the women lives are confined to the kitchen. They have to depend upon their husbands for everything They cant protect themselves. If they have reservation, most of the women get good education and employment. Then they dont have to beg anyone for anything. They will be able to lead a dignified life
If there is reservation in legislature, there will be more women participation in politics and society. It is expected to create equal opportunities for women along with men with reservation for women. Our society is a male dominated one
Reservation in education, employment and legislature would amount to a positive discrimination. Reservation for women not only empowers them but also helps the society
ans:Argument against the statement
Can reservations for women be an effective measure and do the women really require such special treatment and will they be really empowered with reservations ? The intelligent male persons will lose the opportunities if the women are given reservations. Instead of providing any solution to this problem, giving reservations to women may give rise to social, political and psychological tensions. Besides, it is debatable if more women will attend schools, colleges or offices merely because of reservations. Reservation for women can be a temporary sort of relief and it wont empower them. There should be a broader political, social and economic policy for the upliftment and empowerment of women
Project work
Interview some female members in your family and neighbourhood with the following questions
Would you like the girls in the family to take up a job after they have received education
If yes, give some reasons
Yes, I would like the girls in the family to take up a job after they have received education. The girl child is an equal partner in sharing the responsibilities and duties. An educated girl can render financial assistance to the father and later to the husband. The woman can take care of herself if she is employed. She doesnt need to depend on others. She is able to lead a dignified life. So, the girls should take up a job after they have received education
If no, give some reasons.
No, I would not like the girls in the family to take up a job after they have received education. The girl child primary duty in the later part of life is to look after the family and children. So, she doesnt need to take up a job. If she takes up a job, she cant find time to look after the family and children when she gets married
Work on the following items
Note down whether the woman you have interviewed is educated or uneducated; working/not working; married/unmarried
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Based on the above information write a paragraph on Woman Empowerment
ans:I have interviewed five women. Of them three women are married the rest of the two are unmarried. Three women are employed and the rest of the two are unemployed. All the five women opined that the women should be empowered. The employed women opined that they couldnt find time to serve their families
The unemployed women want to stand on their feet. They want financial independence. They want jobs to get the stability and share the responsibilities and duties along with men. A woman is dynamic in
many roles she plays. She has to face many challenges and find out practical solutions. She is facing the challenges of economic inequality, gender-based violence, limited leadership and political participation and other issues. So, the women should be provided with more opportunities which could empower them to improve their lives, their rights and their future
Grammar Family
Parts of Speech
There is a family in London whose surname is grammar. There is a couple, Mr. Noun and Mrs. Verb. The couple has three children-one son pronoun and two daughters adverb and adjective. The son (pronoun) has to do all the work of his father in his absence.
The two daughters love each other but there is a difference in them. Adjective loves her father and brother and keeps praising them. Adverb loves her mother more she always modifies her when there is a need. There are two servants in the family, preposition and conjunction. The preposition is the chief servant. He is the official servant of his master. He is the family servant and looks after every member of the family. The interjection joins the family in times of joy and sorrow
I Can Take Care of Myself Summary in English
Once, a mother rat wanted to get her young daughter married to the most powerful being that she could find
She thought that the sun god was the most powerful being on earth. So, she asked the sun god if he was the most powerful being on earth
The sun god smiled and replied that the rain was greater than him as there would be no water on earth or no crop or tree without the rain
So, the mother rat asked the rain god if he was the most powerful being on earth
The rain god smiled and replied that the mountain was greater than him as he would protect the creatures. He blocked the clouds and let the water flow safely
The mother rat asked the mountain god if he was the most powerful being on earth
The mountain god smiled and replied that the worm was greater than him. He also told that the earthworm was the greatest friend of the living beings
The mother rat daughter came to her and asked her what she was doing
The mother replied that she was looking for the most powerful being on earth to get her married
She also told her daughter that she would be safe if she married the most powerful being on earth
The daughter replied why she would need to marry to be safe. She also told that she would need to know how to take care of herself if she wanted to be safe
To protect herself, she needed to learn to be strong and work hard. She wanted to be powerful herself, so that she could take care of herself and those that she loved
She wanted to stand on her own feet. She opined that she needed to learn more about the world and learn to live in it as a good creature. She asked for her mother help
She wanted her mother support. She was not interested in marrying anybody. She didnt want to depend on others. She wanted to believe her power only