Women in India: Facts in Figures [Gandhimathi‚ Ekta‚ Madurai] • Sex Ratio 933 • Literacy Male 75.85 • Literacy Female 54.16 • 1 to 3% of executive positions only occupied by women • 9 % of women in execute bodies of political parties • 3 % of women as Supreme Court Judges • 7 % of women in civil services • 6 % women in trade unions • Infant mortality is 67 for boys and 78 for girls • 40 % women are assaulted by their intimate partners • 65 % women reported some kind of abuse • Rural women are paid
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History of Indian Women In The Past And Today Introduction The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia. From a largely unknown status in ancient times through the low points of the medieval period‚ to the promotion of equal rights by many reformers‚ the history of women in India has been eventful History There are very few texts specifically dealing with the role of women; an important exception is the strIdharmapaddhati of Tryambakayajvan
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Women in Indian Politics: Political participation of Indian women‚ though on a small scale‚ started with the freedom movement. Mahatma Gandhi was mostly instrumental for arousing political consciousness in the educated women of the upper classes as well as the illiterate women of the lower classes and making them take part in the freedom movement. Political participation may be defined as voluntary participation in political affairs through membership‚ voting and partaking in the activities of
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Victimization of Women in the Armed Forces A Paper on the Ethical Macro Issue Submitted by: Chandni Sarda 10BCE0071 III Year‚ V SEM A2 Slot Women have been serving in the armed forces for quite a long time‚ post-Independence. However‚ they worked only as a part of the Armed Medical Corps‚ Armed Dental Corps and the Military Nursing Service. The first batch of women Short Service Commission (SSC) officers joined in 1992. This resulted from a visit of a Service
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affecting. But this kind of crime and public awareness of it should not be seen as exceptional. In fact‚ outrage about the mistreatment and abuse Indian women suffer on a daily basis has been building over the last two decades. The rape in December may have drawn great public anguish because it came to symbolize the collected grievances of hundreds of millions of women. Devesh Kapur‚ who leads the Center for Advanced Study of India at the University of Pennsylvania‚ argues that gender violence is coming
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Modern Indian Women The status of women in modern India is a sort of a paradox. If on one hand she is at the peak of ladder of success‚ on the other hand she is mutely suffering the violence afflicted on her by her own family members. As compared with past women in modern times have achieved a lot but in reality they have to still travel a long way. Women have left the secured domain of their home and are now in the battlefield of life‚ fully armored with their talent. They had proven themselves
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VICTIMIZATION OF INDIAN MARRIED WOMEN BY NRI’s K. Samatha* ABSTRACT Man and women are born equal and both play vital roles in creation and development of their families in particular and the society in general. Women is not only a bread distributor but she is also a bread winner. she is working shoulder to shoulder with men. A women role in her family is very significant. She behaves as a daughter and sister then she becomes wife and after that a mother‚ In all these capacities ‚she has to
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WOMEN‚ SEXUALITY AND INDIAN CINEMA By Shoma A. Chatterji WORD-COUNT: 1900 Recent films like Tauba Tauba‚ Murder‚ Julie and Jism have focussed on something not explored before in mainstream cinema - the sexuality of the Indian woman. Though this has given the director and producer ample scope for exploring the anatomy of the woman in a hundred different ways to lure the box office‚ the one positive spin-off of these films is that they have uncovered the sexual desires of the Indian woman
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Impact of ‘Media’ on Indian Women me·di·a: (usually used with a plural verb) the means of communication‚ as radio and television‚ newspapers‚ and magazines‚ that reach or influence people widely: The media are covering the speech tonight. Media has always been creating impacts on our life. Whether based on education‚ information or entertainment‚ gaining the latest news on these topics has been made easier nowadays with the help of the media. In India‚ media is a fourth pillar of the democracy
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Influence of lifestyle magazines on Indian women. Introduction. Most women today live in fashion. There is that natural desire in every woman to look good‚ feel good and live well. Popular fashion magazines are the ultimate source of the most modern fashion trends. They are a woman’s best friend in terms of looking hip‚ stylish and trendy. If women would like to know the latest in fashion and trends that will make them feel best about themselves‚ they get themselves lifestyle magazines. Lifestyle
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