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Women today are educated but illiterate in terms of knowing their rights properly. Another harmful practise is the dowry system where gift of money or valuables given by the bride's family to the groom's at the time of their marriage. This is the new harassment in the name of wedding gift. Women are killed if they brings less dowry after marriage.
The term bride burning is criticized within India itself. India has a low sex ratio, the chief reason being that many ...
The book, one in the series of books on women and India, explores the constantly changing perspectives and perceptions on Indian women, especially within a globalising context. It delineates for the readers the many roles that women occupy in the many Indian that reside within the heart of this nation, and how these roles are gradually emerging towards an image of the Indian woman who is both emancipatory, as well as earthily Indian. Not only this, it also ...
Gender is one of the universal dimensions on which status differences are based. Unlike sex, which is a biological concept, gender is a social construct specifying the socially and culturally prescribed roles that men and women are to follow. Women have always had lower status than men, but the extent of the gap between the sexes varies across cultures and time. This book describes the role of gender in Indian society. It locates the status of women in the ...
This book brings within its purview the issue of empowerment of women within the Indian context. Not only does the book provide a framework from where an analysis of women's empowerment history in India can be assessed, it also enables discussions on the issues which are central to this matter, which include employment, domestic laws, legal and political representation, etc. It gives an in-depth analysis of the factors which determine the true empowerment of ...
This book considers the roles women have played and continue to play, in world politics. The text is not a feminist manifesto, but is rather a manual on politics which takes a stance, endorsing the need for women to gain powerful position as members of political parties and contribute significantly and visibly to the changing needs and duties of politics. Delineating women's position within various global societies and what they bespeak for the ...