Women in the Vedas and the Puranas: Empowered or Not? Dr. S.R.Ivaturi Reader in Sanskrit SRR & CVR Govt. College Vijayawada There has been a divided opinion regarding the position of women in the Vedic and Puranic ages. According to many scholars the Vedas accord a position of importance to women. There was considerable freedom enjoyed by them in matters of marriage‚ education etc. William Durant sums up the position of the Vedic woman thus: "Women enjoyed far greater freedom in the
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condition of women is improved. It is not possible for a bird to fly on one wing.” - Swami Vivekananda The most significant and longest social movement continuing is movement for emancipation of women. Though the primary goal for women empowerment is to improve the quality of life of women but it has also deep ramifications in social‚ economic and political scenario of body polity. The media through its reach to people at large has been instrumental though not to the extent desired
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by male society and suffer from gender inequality. In this essay we will discuss how communication for social change can play an important rolein women empowerment‚ gender equality‚ and education in the light of participatory model of communication‚ edutainment and discuss the UN Millennium goal that focuses on Gender equality and women empowerment keeping in mind articles of Universal declaration of Human rights. This essay will also discuss how a women from different backgrounds act as a catalyst
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Geraldine Kalabai ID#: 5098 PG303 Community Development and Practices Topic: Community Empowerment Due Date: 30th March 2012 What is empowerment? Many use the term empowerment without understanding what it really means. A literature review resulted in no clear definition of the concept‚ especially one that could cross-disciplinary lines. This article defines empowerment as a multi-dimensional social process that helps people gain control over their own lives. It is a process that fosters power in
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Title: Social Cognitive Learning Theory: An Integration Paper Name: Salve S. Resuello We have discussed a lot of topics in our Seminar on Educational Psychology class. These topics were very informative and relevant in the day to day activities of the teachers and I learned a lot from the discussions. One of the topics that I really like most is the Social Cognitive Learning Theory of Albert Bandura. This theory was focus on learning through observing others. As the discussant of this
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Lajwanti-mulk raj anand Having lived through almost the entire 20th century (from 1905 to 2004)‚Mulk Raj Anand had been an active observer of the myriad changes taking place in social‚ cultural‚ political and economic landscape of pre and post-independent India. His short stories sketch the deep-rooted caste‚ class and gender bias in the lives of Indians. ‘Lajwanti’ is a heart-rending portrait of a woman who tries to flee to her father’s home in order to escape the brutal and sexual advances of
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World savings day Once upon a time …the magical words that always start a fairytale. I’m not here to tell you a once-upon-a-time tale; instead I’m going to tell you a story of 2 16 year old girls. Emma and Isabelle. But clearly defines them is their character and outlook to the world. Isabelle is a girl from a well off family and way more mature than emma . But our story here starts not with the kind-hearted Isabelle but with our most acclaimed yet vicarious character the celebrated Miss Emma.
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regional and international instruments that promote gender equality; (iii) gender considerations are integrated into government policies and programmes; (iv) In 2005 South Africa was the 11th country to launch the 50/50 campaign; (v) the Women Empowerment Unit was established to identify factors that hinders women full participation in the legislative making processes; (vi) Commission on Gender Equality was established; (vii) municipality Structure Act (1998‚ 11 (3) stipulate equal gender representation;
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FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION‚ ISLAMABAD COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION (CSS)‚ 2013 Instructions to Candidates & Application Form (Please note that Admission for Competitive Examination is provisional) 1. Please read carefully the Rules for the Competitive Examination and Instructions to Candidates before filling the application form. Please note that the prescribed conditions are not relaxable. 2. The candidate is cautioned that before he/she receives his/her roll no‚ the serial number of the
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Introduction 3 Employee Engagement 4 Employee Empowerment 5 Elements of Empowerment 6 Methods to Empower Employees 7 Present Scenario 8 Employee Engagement Approaches for Employees 10 Communication Activities 10 Reward Schemes 11 Activities to Develop the Culture of the Organization 12 Team building activities 12 Leadership development activities 12 Employee engagement in action: Sun Microsystems 13 Employee empowerment in action: Verisign 14 Interview 16
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