INTRODUCTION : “Violence against women is a manifestation of historically unequal power relations between men and women‚ which have led to domination over and discrimination against women by men and to the prevention of the full advancement of women...” The United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women‚ General Assembly Resolution‚ December 1993 Since the 1990s‚ there has been increasing concern about violence against women in general‚ and domestic violence in particular
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The early Industrial Revolution had begun in textile production‚ hence women and their labor were deeply involved from the start. At first‚ when spinning was moved into factories and involved large machines‚ men often displaced women. Later unmarried women‚ mostly in the 1820’s‚ became employed in factories‚ where they constituted the majority of workers. Their new jobs‚ however‚ demanded fewer skills tan those they had previously exercised in the home production of textiles. There was thus a certain
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The Industrial Revolution started in the 1760’s and continued to grow until the mid-1800. This revolution brought innovation and changes economically‚ socially and politically in many countries. During the Industrial Revolution new manufacturing processes were developed. Manufacturing changes included new chemical manufacturing was developed and iron production processes were crucial Manuel methods of production were given to machines. Huge social and political improvements occurred that helped improve
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Status of Women in Islam By Dr. Najam-us-Sahar Butt (FSP) There is a lot of talk about women’s rights in Pakistan and other Muslim countries these days. The western media is projecting a very gruesome and poor plight of the women in Muslim countries with the intention of distorting the section image of Islam. Unfortunately‚ this propaganda is proving quite effective and the entire west and a small section of females in our society have misinterpreted Islam as being the cause of their troubles
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Socioeconomic status‚ race/ethnicity and gender play a huge influence on health status as it subconsciously influences the way physicians interacts with patients‚ the sort of treatment patients receive at hospitals‚ and how their health is overall based on how society influences them. The main trends noticed throughout time is that the lower your socioeconomic status is‚ the poorer your health status is; if you are African-American‚ Hispanics‚ etc… receive poorer treatments because of the stereotypes
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focused on military prowess‚ women’s social (and political) status began to decline (Cantarella 23). Eventually‚ women had no rights and were supposed to devote themselves to childbearing (Cantarella 38-39). The practice arose for men with the means to confine the women of their family within the house (Cantarella 46). Only the poorest women would be seen outside the home (Cantarella 46). Though generalizations can be made‚ the roles of women in ancient Greece can be difficult to categorize as Greece
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Although the Industrial Revolution had provided families with new job opportunities and income‚ there was an awful cost that came along the way of achieving this. The employment of women and children during the Industrial Revolution represented a continuation of the preindustrial kinship. Women replaced men in factory working positions‚ as seen in the 1851 illustration of plenty of women working in a cotton mill. Although these jobs were open to women‚ they were not‚ however‚ granted gender equality
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Throughout the world in the 1500s‚ different countries articulated different perspectives about the Ottoman empire. However‚ the most contrasting perspectives of the Ottoman empire were the Europeans. The two sources that have the most religious motivation contrast is a New Means to an Old End: Early Modern Maps in the Service of An Anti-Ottoman Crusade‚ written by James P. Krokar and Gloriana Rules the Waves: Or‚ the Advantage of Being Excommunicated (and a Woman) written by Lisa Jardine. They both
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INTRODUCTION In the post-World War II period India was probably the first non-communist developing country to have instituted a full-fledged industrial policy. The purpose of the policy was to co-ordinate investment decisions both in the public and the private sectors and to seize the ‘commanding heights’ of the economy by bringing certain strategic industries and firms under public ownership. This classical state-directed industrialisation model held sway for three decades‚ from 1950-1980. The
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Early Historic Period was a period of change. It began in the 6th century BCE‚ a time often considered to be a turning point in early Indian history. This is so‚ because‚ for the very first time in Ancient India‚ we witness the emergence of several known political entities known as the mahajanapadas. The mahajanapadas were kingdom states that covered greater parts of Northern India and through them‚ social‚ political and cultural complexities began to tangibly take shape. The period under question
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