India is a large country that makes up most of South Asia‚ and has been inhabited by settlers for many millennia‚ even before Aryan tribes from the northwest infiltrated the Indian subcontinent around 1500 B.C. . Throughout this enormous time period‚ many changes have occurred in their way of life‚ with the roots of discrimination against women lie in the religious and cultural practices of India . Additionally‚ the status of Indian women has varied back and forth for that time period as well‚ depending
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profound faith in every individual’s “right to life and dignity”. The rights relating to the weaker & vulnerable sections of Indian society especially women‚ and more specially the girl child were violated. In India‚ discriminatory attitudes towards women have existed for generations and affects women over their lives. Although the constitution of India has granted women equal rights but gender disparities remains. There are limited opportunities for women to access resources such as education
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WHAT IS WOMEN EMPOWERMENT? In the simplest of words it is basically the creation of an environment where women can make independent decisions on their personal development as well as shine as equals in society. Women want to be treated as equals so much so that if a woman rises to the top of her field it should be a commonplace occurrence that draws nothing more than a raised eyebrow at the gender. This can only happen if there is a channelized route for the empowerment of women. Thus it is
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worldÂ’s hungry live in India. * 836 million Indians survive on less than Rs. 20 (less than half-a-dollar) a day. * Over 20 crore Indians will sleep hungry tonight. * 10 million people die every year of chronic hunger and hunger-related diseases. Only eight percent are the victims of hunger caused by high-profile earthquakes‚ floods‚ droughts and wars. * Over 7000 Indians die of hunger every day. * 30% of newborn are of low birth weight‚ 56% of married women are anaemic and 79% of
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Fundamental Rights in India Fundamental Rights is a charter of rights contained in the Constitution of India. It guarantees civil liberties such that all Indians can lead their lives in peace and harmony as citizens of India. These include individual rights common to most liberal democracies‚ such as equality before law‚ freedom of speech and expression‚ freedom of association and peaceful assembly‚ freedom to practice religion‚ and the right to constitutional remedies for the protection of civil
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Women education in India "If you educate a man you educate an individual‚ however‚ if you educate a woman you educate a whole family. Women empowered means mother India empowered”. -PT. JAWAHARLAL NEHRU Introduction Education is a fundamental means to bring any desired change in society‚ which is an accepted fact throughout the world. This can be attained only if schools become real centres of learning. Education not only helps in the development of personality of the child but also determines his
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International Journal of Business and Social Science Vol. 2 No. 14 www.ijbssnet.com Cognition and Impact of Modernization in Changing Normative Structure of Family System (A Case Study) Shakeela Ibrahim COMSATS Institute of Information Technology‚ Islamabad Pakistan E-mail: shakeela_ibrahim@comsats.edu.pk Manshoor Hussain Abbasi (Corresponding Author) Department of Humanities Faculty Block No 1‚ 3rd Floor COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Park Road Chakshahzad Islamabad‚ Pakistan Email:
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The Role of Women in India Synopsis:- Introduction Women of the Vedic period Women in modern India Women empowerment Conclusion Introduction:- The status of women in any civilizations shows the stage of evolution at which‚ the civilization has arrived. The term “status” includes not only personal and proprietary rights but also duties‚ liabilities and disabilities. In the case of an Indian woman‚ it means her personal rights‚ proprietary rights‚ her duties‚ liabilities and disabilities
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in india“When one boy is educated‚ one person will be wise. When one girl is educated entire family will be wise.” This is famous quote by girl education pioneer Mahatma Phule. This underlines the importance women in society. From the time of independence our constitution concentrated to give enough right for women. But the problem is that women are facing many problems in this modern age of gender equality. The structure of Indian society is different and unique than any other. Indian society
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http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1320071 WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN INDIA Purusottam Nayak and Bidisha Mahanta Email: nehu_pnayak@yahoo.co.in Web Address: www.pnayak.webs.com/ Abstract The present paper is an attempt to analyze the status of women empowerment in India using various indicators like women’s household decision making power‚ financial autonomy‚ freedom of movement‚ political participation‚ acceptance of unequal gender role‚ exposure to media‚ access to education‚ experience
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