Our Purpose
At Aasma, we are working to strengthen the women community by empowering them through various initiatives. Our special projects revolve around upliftment of the women community in underprivileged sections by providing them space and opportunity to sell their craft, employ them in small activities and create awareness among them about important issues such as women’s health and legal rights.
The purpose of Aasma is to build a platform for the women living in India to challenge oppressive norms, conduct awareness programmes about sexuality and women’s hygiene, spread information about their legal rights and provide them with moral support to deal with their atrocities. Our aim is to make these women self-reliant, confident and dauntless, capable of fighting any circumstances and creating a sustainable life for themselves and their families, making this society, a gender-just and informed one.
Status of Women in Indian Society as per Government Data
Ø Women constitutes 48.5% of Indian population.
Ø As per Census 2011: Current Sex ratio is 949 girls per 1000 boys in Rural India & 929 females to 1000 males in Urban India.
Ø As per Census 2011: Literacy rate among females is 64.63% as compared to males literacy rate which is over 80%.
Ø As per Census 2011:Maternal Mortality Ratio in India is 167 per 100,000 live births.
Ø Gender Parity Index (GPI) measures the relative access to education of females and males, where a GPI of 1 indicates parity between sexes.
Primary- 1.03
Upper Primary -1.10
Elementary – 1.05
Secondary – 1.02
Senior Secondary – 0.99
Higher Education – 0.92
Ø As per National Family Health Survey 2015-16 approximately 52% of women in India are affected by Anaemia.
Ø During 2010-14, Life Expectancy at birth for Females is 69.6 years and males is 66.4 Years. Life expectancy is a measure regarding the overall health of a community across sex & all age groups.
Ø Work participation Rate:
Rural men -54.30%
Urban men -54.60%
Rural Women-24.80%
Urban Women-14.70%
Ø Gender Wage Gap:
Rural men – Rs.322.28/day
Rural Women-Rs.201.56/day
Urban men -Rs.469.87/day
Urban Women-Rs.366.15/day