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‚ health care services and job opportunities to women as they decide the future of India. [1] Women are disadvantaged at work
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WOMEN IN ANCIENT INDIA The sub-continent of India is both diverse in its history and geography. It was not until the Mauryan Empire in the third century b.c.e. when most of India was brought together under one ruling dynasty. Before the Mauryans there was the ancient era known as the Indus Valley or Harappan civilization‚ and then the invasion and settlement of the Aryans along the Ganges River plain. The Ganges and Indus Rivers are known as the mother and father of India. Other rivers traverse
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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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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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ARE WOMEN SAFE IN INDIA? ARE STRINGENT LAWS ENOUGH TO CURB THE SEXUAL OVERDRIVE? The condition of women in India has always been a matter of grave concern. Since the past several centuries‚ the women of India were never given equal status and opportunities as compared to that of their male counterparts. The patriarchal nature of Indian society‚ which even though gives respect to women as they are our mothers and sisters‚ has greatly hampered both the independence as well as the safety of women. One
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Women and Enterprise in India As the online magazine telling the story of contemporary Indian women‚ we examine the rise of women entrepreneurs in India. By Aparna V. Singh Everywhere you look‚ there is an Indian woman in the pursuit of the entrepreneurial dream. Women have always been involved in small‚ usually home-based businesses but this is different. We are more visible‚ we are more ambitious and we hear more women talking about building businesses‚ not just earning an income. What is driving
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Role Of Women In Modern India INTRODUCTION: Our Indian is gradually emerging as a powerful land since women began playing significant role for the development of the nation. Role of woman in modern India can be called as phenomenal. Woman who once considered being the masters in the art of home making are now considered to be the forces that shape a country. “The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.” -Albert Einstein PRACTICAL STATUS OF INDIAN WOMAN: There was a time when women
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ARE WOMEN SAFE IN INDIAARE WOMEN SAFE IN INDIA? Women in India-a better half of Indian society‚ today‚ are becoming the most vulnerable section as far as their safety and security is concerned. When we turn the pages of a newspaper‚ we come across many headlines reporting cases of sexual assault‚ molestation‚ sexual harassment‚ rapes‚ trafficking‚ ill treatment of women in houses‚ violence against women in remote areas etc. What does this indicate? This certainly implies that there has been an increasing
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The Role of Women in India. Synopsis:- * Introduction | * Women of the Vedic period | * Women of the post-Vedic period | * Women‚ during British rule in India | * Women of the post-Independence period | * Women in Modern India | * Brutalities afflicted on women folk | * Five-Year plans | * Goals Visualized for women | * Conclusion | Introduction:- The status of women in any civilizations shows the stage of evolution at which‚ the civilization
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Ashwarya Subhluxmi The Status of women in India The lifestyle of Indian women has undergone colossal changes each millennium. In the Vedic period‚ roughly between 1700 and 1100 BCE‚ when the first Hindi scriptures also known as Vedas in Sanskrit were being composed‚ women enjoyed a very privileged life. Most of them were educated and considered to be intellectually competent with their male counterparts. However‚ in the medieval period lasting from 8th to 18th Century‚ their life became really
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