raises its ugly head in the most advanced nations as well as the most backward. Religion which is supposed to bring more sense to humanity has discriminated against persons and races. Discrimination is a worldwide phenomenon. Men discriminate women‚ women discriminate men‚ whites discriminate black‚ blacks discriminate whites‚ east discriminates west and west discriminates the east‚ the rich discriminate the poor and the poor discriminate the rich‚ religions discriminate each other‚ the intelligent
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On Women Empowerment in India Abstract: Women Empowerment has been addressed in Various national and international communities and took various efforts to empower them so as to enhance their social and health status and involve them in development activities. In India national family health survey 1998-1999‚ provides an opportunity to study women’s empowerment. Women empowerment in political‚ economic‚ social‚ cultural and business activities plays a significant role in today’s
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Position of Women in Mordern India The position of women has changed a lot in modern times. Clearly women have made tremendous strides towards equality in recent decades however; we still live in a society in which the worth of women is measured in their physical appearance and not their intellectual contribution or talents. It is not an unknown secret that many women are paid considerably less than men for doing the same type of work. What effect does this obvious gap between men and women have on
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WHAT IS WOMEN EMPOWERMENT? In the simplest of words it is basically the creation of an environment where women can make independent decisions on their personal development as well as shine as equals in society. Women want to be treated as equals so much so that if a woman rises to the top of her field it should be a commonplace occurrence that draws nothing more than a raised eyebrow at the gender. This can only happen if there is a channelized route for the empowerment of women. Thus it is
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The role of the women in our society Elvira López Ochoa INTRODUCTION History tends to present the social advances made by women as a result of progress itself up as the result of a process in which‚ in any case‚ women do not have influenced. However‚ the reconstruction of history shows that women have achieved social gains only where and when it has been women fighting and starring those conquests. They were the struggles of many women‚ allowing us to enjoy rights today in the very near past
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ARE WOMEN SAFE IN INDIA? ARE STRINGENT LAWS ENOUGH TO CURB THE SEXUAL OVERDRIVE? The condition of women in India has always been a matter of grave concern. Since the past several centuries‚ the women of India were never given equal status and opportunities as compared to that of their male counterparts. The patriarchal nature of Indian society‚ which even though gives respect to women as they are our mothers and sisters‚ has greatly hampered both the independence as well as the safety of women. One
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Women were considered inferior to men in practical life. But in scriptures they were given high position. Thus in past‚ the status of women in India was not clear. It was theoretically high but practically low. Women were prohibited to take part in domestic as well as in external matter. They were under the influence of their parents before marriage and their husbands after marriage. Thus‚ the position of women in ancient India was inferior. The position became worse even during the Moghul rule
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III Education-Compare and Contrast China and India Since the end of World War II china and India have faced similar conditions and challenges in education during their rapid industrial and social transformation. During that time period the two countries have been building their national education systems through different routes. China has outperformed India in primary and secondary education along a broad spectrum of access‚ quality‚ and delivery. India has enjoyed a competitive edge
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ARE WOMEN SAFE IN INDIAARE WOMEN SAFE IN INDIA? Women in India-a better half of Indian society‚ today‚ are becoming the most vulnerable section as far as their safety and security is concerned. When we turn the pages of a newspaper‚ we come across many headlines reporting cases of sexual assault‚ molestation‚ sexual harassment‚ rapes‚ trafficking‚ ill treatment of women in houses‚ violence against women in remote areas etc. What does this indicate? This certainly implies that there has been an increasing
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Factsheet Women in India and China INDIA TODAY: - women participate fully in areas such as education‚ sports‚ politics‚ media‚ art and culture. - However‚ women still need to face atrocities such as rape‚ acid throwing‚ etc. - fourth most dangerous country for women (and most dangerous one among G20 countries) EDUCATION: - Female literacy rate still lower than male one - Urban India: girls and boys have almost same education‚ in rural India girls are still less-educated
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