Women in ancient India were held in high respect. With the course of time‚ the status of woman got lowered. Muscle and money power started dominating the societies. And as men fought the wars and ran the ventures of industrial production‚ they started considering themselves superior to woman. After the development of science and technology‚ the practice of female foeticide on a large scale also started. This eventually led to a slump in the female sex ratio. According to the census of 2001
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equal rights to women and other laws to protect a women’s right to vote‚ go to school‚ run for political office‚ and own any form of property. Due to this constitution‚ women and girls have been more than pleased with lots of their counterparts in the Middle East. Although since the Gulf War of 1991‚ women’s position in Iraqi society has decreased quickly and immensely. The women in Iraq were unequally affected by the economic ramifications due to the U.N. sanctions. Causing women to have limited
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The role of women in King Oedipus; a play by Sophocles and Minimum of Two; an anthology by Tim Winton‚ play their own part in leading the action of these texts. Today I will be focusing on the way they do this‚ and how their traits change as their lives progress. I will also be exploring how they provide support for their husbands and families‚ and also the impact of the period of time in which the text was written. The main female character from Sophocles’ play‚ King Oedipus‚ in fact the only
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Rights A look back at history shows that women have made great strides in the fight for equality‚ including women’s suffrage and inroads in equal opportunity in the workplace and in education. There was a difference in the treatment of men and women then. Married women were legally dead in the eyes of the law. Women were not even allowed to vote until 1920. They were also not allowed to enter professions such as medicine or law. There were no chances of women getting an education because no college
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Women in the workplace Today‚ we live in a society where men as well as women are working together in the workplace setting. Moreover‚ you see women working as Judges‚ Lawyers‚ Doctors‚ and even hard labor such as Construction workers just to name a few. Women are dominating a lot of these fields as time permits however‚ the gender inequality between and men and women is a major issue. One of the issues with this gender gap is wages and income. On average in 2010‚ women only made 77 cents to
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Quote from a women from a village from Rajasthan ``I want to live in dignity‚ I do not want to be reduced to a state of helplessness where there is no respect for me as a human being - yes‚ that’s what I want‚ I want to live in dignity.’’ According to the village women‚ to live in dignity means fulfilment of basic needs like clean water‚ toilets‚ fuel‚ food and house; education‚ freedom of speech‚ clean environment‚ freedom from violence‚ justice‚ society where men and women are treated equally;
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Women Training Programme for Effective Participation & Leadership Role within Governance Structures Introduction Women participation and leadership role in governance is imperative to good governance to ensure (i) demographic representation and participation of communities in legislative and policy making processes; (ii) representative articulation of needs towards human development; and (iii) contribution [pic]to government effectiveness and accountability. Although there has been an improvement
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fabric of Indian society. Women are considered as the hub center of the family. Still‚ in the era of political domination by foreigners‚ the women in India suffered most. A few social reform measures were taken towards the later 19th and early 20th century during the British regime. The inception of Mahatma Gandhi in the National freedom movement ushered a new concept of mass mobilization. Women constituted about 50% of the country’s total population‚ he‚ therefore‚ involved women in the nation’s liberation
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Women in Aviation Before the 20th century women stayed home took care for their kids and kept the house spotless they were forced to depend on there husbands for everything. Those years are over‚ it was time for us to become dependent not fanatically but in the way that we no longer had to be discriminated or seen as the weaker gender. We wanted to work in a well paid job and prove to those who had no faith in us that we are capable of doing what man can do. In this century we have changed the
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Please read: a personal appeal from Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales Read now Close Women in India From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search This article’s factual accuracy may be compromised due to out-of-date information. Please help improve the article by updating it. There may be additional information on the talk page. (October 2012) Page semi-protected Women in India PratibhaIndia.jpg Pratibha Devisingh Patil was the 12th President of the Republic of India and
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