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 believes in epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata more than anything else. Society wants that a woman should be like Sita the ideal Indian woman
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The status of women during 1920’s and 1930’s The status of women enhanced during the interwar years as a result of social gains‚ political changes‚ and economic developments. To begin with‚ social gains had an impact on the status of women during the interwar years. The role of the mother had the most dramatic change during economic boom since it made the life of housewives very easy (Prentice‚ 2004). Revolutionized home appliances‚ widespread use of electricity and corner streets reduced work
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STATUS OF WOMEN IN ISLAM‚ Rights of Women in lslam and Duties of a woman in lslam 1. STATUS OF WOMEN IN ISLAM Women have a very important place in Islamic society. Unlike a number of other religions‚ Islam holds a women in high esteem. Her importance as an other and a wife has been clearly stated by Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).The prophet said‚ "Paradise lies at the feet of your mothers." Once a person asked the Prophet‚ "Who deserves the best care from me?" The Prophet replied‚ "Your mother
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THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN MANIPUR By: Ngangom Joyshree Devi Guest Lecturer‚ The Imphal College‚ Manipur‚ India. Introduction: The Meities (Manipuris dwelling in the valley region) are patrilineal and both patrilicol and virilocal. The society is governed by a highly organised administrative system existing from very ancient times. The history of Manipur is a revealing role of the people’s love for independence. In such a society‚ women not only brought a human element into the masculine world of justice
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Contemporary Indian society professes a 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
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Women were considered inferior to men in practical life. But in scriptures they were given high position. Thus in past‚ the status of women in India was not clear. It was theoretically high but practically low. Women were prohibited to take part in domestic as well as in external matter. They were under the influence of their parents before marriage and their husbands after marriage. Thus‚ the position of women in ancient India was inferior. The position became worse even during the Moghul rule
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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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Status of women (Social‚ Economic‚ and Political) How many times have you heard "All men are equal". It’s a quote from the American Constitution. In today’s society it has been taken literally. Yes all men are created equal but are women created equal as well? Of course not. Most would probably say yes but women are a minority in this country. Men are the rulers over America‚ being very forgetful that because of women they live. Although women are the creators of life‚ women are still not being
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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 on the time period and the religion that said woman is in. In ancient times‚ women were treated fairly in most cases. In fact‚ men and women were considered as equals in all aspects of life. This fact is best demonstrated by the fact that some of the writings in the Vedas‚ the Hindu holy book‚ were written by women . This means
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Scandinavian R5B The role and status of women in Viking Age With the general growth of feminist work in many academic fields‚ it is hardly surprising that the research on the role and status of women in Viking age has attracted considerable attention in recent years. There is a substantial amount of research on this and the expanding corpus of research addresses itself to all of the major dimensions of Viking women ’s lives. While some research has focused on evidence from literature‚ such as sagas
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