JUDICIAL ACTIVISM and EMPOWERMENT OF INDIAN WOMEN – TOWARDS EQUALITY WOMEN’S DEVELOPMENT – HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Women’s empowerment is a noted concept in social change‚ which is much discussed‚ often elusive and sometimes abused. Yet in the context of development‚ women’s leadership and agency in social change have been levers for women’s empowerment within communities. Women have sought to fight entrenched interests for community benefits‚ and have garnered through their collective strength
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The article titled “Walmart Shut 5 Stores Over Labor Activism” on CBS News describes how Walmart is raising suspicions after closing five stores in the same day for “plumbing” problems. According to the article by authored by Aimee Picchi‚ all five stores shutdown on the same day‚ all for the same reason and for the same estimated amount of time. The company estimated the temporary shutdown will extend up to six month and no prior notices were given to the employees‚ which raises a question about
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The activist-nonactivist discussion‚ and the role the government should play in forming economic policy‚ has been a long running debate among. It is common thought today‚ in the general populous‚ that the burden of unemployment and inflation should fall on the government‚ and that the government should play an active role in combating such economic stresses. However‚ there are those who believe government intervention should be avoided. This controversy first became popularized over 50 years ago
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To what extent has the Roberts Court witnessed a revival of conservative activism? (45 marks) Conservative activism can be defined in many ways. One of these ways is the disposition to preserve or restore what is established and traditional and to limit change. Many would argue that since the beginning of the Roberts Court‚ there has been a slight shift to the right‚ many of which reasons I will discuss later on. However; it could be said that as a result of the Courts voting decisions that they
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Emily Gjos November 12th‚ 2012 A journey to Political and Social Activism In Ernesto Che Guevara’s The Motorcycle Diaries Global Development Studies Holler Book Review Emily Gjos November 12th‚ 2012 Motorcycle Diaries by Ernesto “Che” Guevara is an autobiographical account that outlines the journey of Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara‚ then a 23-year-old medical student. Che and his friend Alberto leave their hometown of Buenos Aires‚ Argentina‚ in January 1952 on the back of an asthmatic
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Why did the activism of the 60’s have such a lasting impact on college campuses?" America was in a post-war boom in the 1960’s. World War II was a memory and the country was changing. Following the war the country’s citizens were more affluent. This was demonstrated by the massive increase in purchasing homes. Much of this is said to be John F. Kennedy’s doing. Following the war he expressed to the country “affluent society”‚ and thus allowing Americans to believe that society could be perfected
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Women’s participation in politics goes far beyond their numbers in elected bodies. In all major political movements of this century‚ in all movements of social change‚ women have played an extremely important role. But despite participation and mobilization of women in politics in this broad sense of the term‚ we have not seen a commensurate increase in the number of women in different levels of decision making. Indeed‚ the higher you go the fewer women you see. The question of women’s representation
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To what extent was grass roots activism a significant reason to why the Civil Rights Movement Grew in the 1950s and 1960s The civil rights movement grew for a number of reasons during the 1950’s and 1960s. Prior to this select time period America were fighting in the Cold War and many black soldiers battled in the name of ‘freedom’. This was ironic as these black soldiers were fighting for something that they didn’t even have back home. Often Black soldiers talked about the ‘Double V Campaign’;
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Political Ideological Background of Relationship between Chinese Authoritarian State and Embedded Pluralism of Feminist Activism in Post-Mao Era – Analysis from the Marxist Perspective The Field of Research/Topic of Investigation: The core issue of my research is to examine how the Chinese state‚ public policies and feminist organizations are having a great impact on feminist activism in China. I am going to analyse the Chinese state in terms of its relations of power‚ class‚ social and economic groups
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State and Women Activism for Economic Rights in China since 1990 with special reference to the role played by ACWF – Analysis from Marxist Perspective Asoke (Rocky) Mehera MBA/MPA (SCU‚ Australia); MA History (BU‚ India) (Ex – Teacher‚ La Mart College of Technology‚ Sydney; Project Officer - Terex) Address: Terex 585 Curtin Ave E‚ Eagle Farm QLD 4009‚ Australia. Phone: + (61) 7 3868 9600; Mob: 0061431714462. Email: aust35@gmail.com; Rocky.Mehera@terex.com Keywords: Women Activism China; State
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