EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN By Asst. Prof. Mrs. Vandana C. Kakade Ph.D. Research Scholar‚ Department of English‚ JJT University‚ Zunzunu‚ Rajasthan. Kakadevc@yahoo.co.in ABSTRACT The present paper focuses on the gender disparities in education which are an obstacle in gender equity and the empowerment of women. Gender equity and the empowerment of women is necessary to bring about the socio-economic development of country. Education is the key to the empowerment of women. Education helps women take
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The effects of Catholicism on the education of women in Renaissance Italy By Lenia Constantinou According to Paul Grendler‚ the conservative‚ clerical pedagogical theorist Silvio Antoniano (1540-1603) reflected on women ’s educational status in Renaissance Italy in one of his written works‚ claiming that " a girl (should not) learn pleading and writing poetry ’; the vain sex must not reach too high A girl should attend to sewing‚ cooking‚ and other female activities‚ leaving to men what was
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Karen Petty – Student # 21229141 Advanced Composition Examination 50080500 October 12‚ 2012 Little Women – A Literary Comparison of Movie and Book Little Women” written by Louisa May Alcott in 1868 has been recreated in four television series‚ four made for TV movies‚ and five feature length movies since 1918. The most recent version made in 1994 featuring such well known actresses as Wynona Ryder as the beloved Jo‚ and Susan Sarandon as Marmee. Rarely does a reader find satisfaction with
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VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN Presentation Transcript * 1. A research study on VAW... VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN... * If‚ all the violence that have done on women‚ if we put in a2. ABSTRACT bundle and rolled into one‚ then…… Earth would not hold it‚ The sky could not According to UN‚ theenfold it‚ It could not be lighted and warmed by the sun…! most widely excepted definition of violence against women………………... any act of gender-based violence that results in‚ or is likely to result in‚ Physical
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Violence Against Women In India Suffering Continues Despite Progress All Over KN Tiwari‚ Director‚ Disha Social Organization I. Introduction Newspapers and periodicals of all hues in India often carry reports about violence against women. These include among others incidents of young brides being burnt for bringing ‘insufficient’ dowry‚ women dieing in abnormal circumstances‚ rape on hapless women and molestation of young girls. In some cases there are public protests by women activists and such
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Do Muslim Women Really Need Saving? Anthropological Reflections on Cultural Relativism and Its Others Author(s): Lila Abu-Lughod Reviewed work(s): Source: American Anthropologist‚ New Series‚ Vol. 104‚ No. 3 (Sep.‚ 2002)‚ pp. 783-790 Published by: Blackwell Publishing on behalf of the American Anthropological Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3567256 . Accessed: 18/01/2012 15:55 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at
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National Organization for Women Over the years women have been pushing for the same equality as men. Women are typically looked down upon and are ignored when it come to standing up for their rights. So what do women do in order to be heard? In the 1960s an organization called the National Organization for Women was established. This organizations main focus is to eliminate discrimination in the workplace‚ secure abortion‚ birth control and reproductive rights for all women‚ and end all forms of
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Violence against women is not okay in today’s society! “Be a confident and strong woman” they say. “No one is going to hurt you!” they say. Well “they” were wrong. Firstly‚ Women’s rights are not fully protected in Australia and Violence against women is a significant human rights issue and not acceptable. There are many causes for violence against women‚ however it often originates from a sense of entitlement which is often supported by sexist‚ racist‚ homophobic and other discriminatory attitudes
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The issue of violence against Aboriginal women is my chosen subtopic that strongly contributes to the history of Aboriginal women’s struggle for rights and identity in Canada. To search relevant newspaper articles for this topic‚ the databases that were used were Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe‚ as well as Canadian Newsstand Major Dailies. The reason these two databases were chosen was because Canadian Newsstand offered articles from multiple newspapers in the country‚ therefore providing me with diverse
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Women as Victims of Crimes Elisha M. Snead Women in Crime April.24‚ 2012 Gender violence is a prevalent problem worldwide‚ touching all aspects of women’s lives from the home to the workplace to the street. Efforts to understand the nature global extent of violence against women are recent activism and building on gender violence is in a period of fast development. In this paper I will discuss what violence against women is‚ signs of abuse‚ I will also discuss the increasing violence against
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