Ancient Indians adored and worshiped women as goddesses. However later on, in the middle ages the status degraded and the society started considering women were only to perform child bearing duties, taking care of family members and perform household chores.They thought that men are for the field and women are for the home. Though this narrative has been changing in these modern times and women are breaking all the barriers of social issues and enjoying equality of status in almost all fields yet they are not fully independent.

Women in India face a lot of social barriers and problems. AAS Ashram along with its battery of volunteers and allied partners tries to address various issues related to women empowerment like:

• Selective abortion : 
  In some sections of the society discrimination against women and a preference for sons have been promoted. Our volunteers organise brain storming sessions among rural population and try to guide them about this menace.
• Dowry :
  In many sections of Indian society marriage is very often is a financial transaction and the greed has grown with the economic prosperity. People try to make a small fortune while marrying their sons. Growing demands from the groom’s side is one of the main reasons that families let the girl child sleep in the womb. Various steps are being taken in this regard by AAS Ashram. Spiritual education is the most important aspect that discourage people to commit the sin of killing a life in the womb. Group marriages are organised for financially weaker ones where the expense of taken care by the Trust and its volunteers.
• Domestic violence :
  It is estimated that 70% of women in India are victims to domestic violence of one or another kind, physical or mental in nature. According to National Crime Records Bureau, in every 3 minutes a crime is committed against women.
• Disparity in education : 
  Girlsare neglected when it comes to education.
• Child Marriages:
  Though it is a crime yet many communities marry their daughters off as children to escape dowry. It is estimated that 70% girls in rural areas are married before 18 years of age and 56% of them bear children before the age of 19.
• Inadequate Nutrition:
  Because of limited income of lower middle class, girl child has to beer the effect of mal-nutrition. Hence girls are more susceptible to poor health and diseases. 
• Sexual harassment: 
  Every 30 minutes a woman is molested.
• One third of rape committed on minor girls.
  Every 42 minutes, a sexual harassment incident at home or office.
  Every 93 minutes, a women is burnt to death over dowry.
  Isn’t it shameful?
• Status of widows: 
  A widow is considered worthless and inauspicious in many sections of our society. They are treated badly and even abandoned.In streets of Vrindavan and Varanasi such women are a common sight.

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