The Status of Women in South Asia

Women in South Asian countries are witnessing changes through development initiatives of respective nations, women’s organisations and also their own efforts. However, this status transformation has resulted in tensions between modernity and tradition in women’s roles, the impact of globalization and consumerisms on women, the conflicts between national and western feminism and the impact of greater governmental influence on sexual health, contraception, family size and economic position, that are addressing women of twenty-first century. The status of women is a elusive concept as it pertains to the degree of women’s access to material resources and social resources within the family, in the community and in the society at large, measured both in absolute terms and relative to men. The book makes assessment of general changes that had and have great impact on South Asian women and brings to the fore the resultant change in their status. The book is of great importance to students, teachers, scholar women’s organisations and general readers.