"Efforts are under way around the world to attain equality of women with men as the world can no longer afford to hinder the creativity and the energy of fully half of humanity. Despite disturbing setbacks and slow progress in some areas, one must not underestimate the important advances that have been made in the status and advancement of women. The advancement of women is a central theme reflected in the ongoing cycle of major world conferences that aim at revitalise international efforts for social development and all such conferences seek global agreement on concrete actions that must be taken to improve the status of women in all walks of life. Te United Nations and its programmes are doing their best in improving the status of women all around the world. This book discusses the problems and priorities and international bills and actions concerned to the status and advancement of women. This book will be of great use to all the people associated with women studies and allied aspects."
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Digumarti Bhaskara Rao
(9-6-1957), M.Sc., M.A., M.A., M.Ed., PhD., a university rank holder, has had his higher education from Andhra, Bhopal, Nagarjuna and Osmania universities. He is author and editor of about 200 books that include 5 Encyclopaedias and has published more than 300 papers and articles on science and edcucation in India and abroad. He has co-chaired a symposium in an International Conference on Psychology held at Martin Luther University, Halle- Wittenberg, Germany; acted as a group leader in International Seminar on Educational leadership and Social Change Held at Tallinn Pedagogical University, Talling,Estonia; and studied the educational Programmes in Bhutan. He is selected by the Unified Teaching Service, Government of Botswana to teach in Botswana and by the Austrian study Centre for peace and conflict Resolution, Austria for the International Peace-Keepers and Peace-Builders Training Programme with the sponsorship of Government of Austria. He is honoured with Seva Ratna Award, Vidya Seva Vibhushan Award, Bharat Gaurav Award, Jewel of India Award and Best Citizen of India Award for his meritorious and commendable contributions to the field of education. The Government of Andhra pradesh appointed him as Associate Member, Distric Co-ordination Committee on Vocational Guidance and Educational Counselling. He is appointed as a Member, Board of Management, Jan Shikshan Sansthan, under eminent Person in education category by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. He is with R.V.R. College of Education, Guntur, A.P., India.
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