Question

On the occasion of Women’s Day, your school Literary Club organizes a Speech Competition on the topic-“Empowering the Girl Child is the Best Way to Empower the Nation.” On the basis of the input given above and your own ideas, draft the speech.

When giving your speech :

• Stand
• Make sure you look at every member of your audience while speaking
• Use questions, so as to involve your audience e.g. “Did you know that ………. ?” “I wonder how many of you are aware ……… ?”
• Speak up so that everyone can hear you
• Pause occasionally
• Don’t talk too fast

Answer 1

Worthy judges ,teachers and dear students 

Today I , Shruti stand before you to speak on "Empowering the Girl Child is the Best way to Empower the Nation" on the occasion of Women's Day today . 

I submit that a women sits at the centre of a family . If she is educated and enlightened about everything she can take the family forward socially ,economically and , of course, morally . You'll see that if a family progresses this way , a district progresses , a state progresses and , finally ,the country progresses. 

You'll agree with me that such a stage of complete progress due to a woman is yet to be gained . However , I feel strongly that we have discarded  many  age - old superstitions and beliefs against a girl child , like she is a burden etc. Discrimination against a girl child still takes place in villages but not much in cities . Then there is a whole range of discriminatory practices . These are female foeticide, female infanticide , son idolization, early marriage and dowry . Girls are not seen as the propagators of one's dynasty . 

But as the time passes such things are left behind .You'll  agree with me if I  say  that today women are not behind men in any way . These are women entrepreneurs , pilots , doctors , army officers, planners, politicians and what not . They have truly shown their worth by their sincerity , dedication . It is all due to government policies like Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan or Education for AH' . Today's woman has woken up to her rights and responsibilities . I wonder how many of you are aware that we have had amongst us the most powerful women in the world in Smt. Pratibha Singh Ex - President , and Smt. Sonia Gandhi as ex-chairpeerson of UPA ! But much is to be done though we have more girl schools, colleges , universities etc. Since women are equal partners in every way , they need to be recognizes a indispensable and equal . THeir being empowered will mean empowering the nation. 

Thank you very much .