Throughout centuries‚ gender inequality has always been one of the main issues in our society. Just recently‚ King Abdullah‚ revolutionized Saudi Arabia by giving women the right to vote and hold position for the first time. In Italy‚ Ma-Vib‚ an Engineering firm‚ was placed on the hot seat when it chose to fire only female employees during a series of lay-offs. Through the Gender-conflict approach‚ we view gender inequality as a form of social stratification – that gender inequality is long-standing
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states that India is a democratic country that secures its citizens social‚ economic and political justice. Well‚ I am pained to say that despite being independent for so many years‚ we still have demons of social injustice looming large around us. Dalits are still being denied to function despite being appointed as Sarpanch in panchayats of many villages. Untouchability and killing of girl children are some evils still very prevalent. There is no economic or political justice either. The gap between
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REVIEW OF WOMEN’S STUDIES The Troubled Relationship of Feminism and History Janaki Nair Why has history remained somewhat impervious to the questions raised by feminist interventions‚ while other disciplines have felt the imperative of a turn to history in general and feminist historiography in particular? This paper reviews both older and more recent contributions to the field of history to trace the dominant frames within which the methods and critiques of feminism have been accommodated
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Maharashtra Maharashtra‚ is a state in the western region of India. It is the second most populous state after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India. Maharashtra is the wealthiest state in India‚ contributing 15% of the country’s industrial output and 13.3% of its GDP (2006–2007 figures). Maharashtra is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west‚ Gujarat and the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli to the northwest‚ Madhya Pradesh to the north and northeast‚Chhattisgarh to
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Age Comparisons Age comparisons is considered a common factor in terms of the perception of sexual harassment. According to Ohse and Stockdale (2008)‚ most studies have reported comparisons by older and younger and older respondents have relied on comparisons between students and employed adults. In these studies‚ reseachers have found that students and employees perceive sexual harassment differently. The results shows that older employees have been more likely than younger students to perceive
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citizens. That is what the men believed women were to do. Women wouldn’t be working if they were married‚ and if they were working‚ they wouldn’t get married. Women have been urging for this patriarchal world to end for quite some time. Therefore‚ feministic progress has been growing so this war of the sexes will be the biggest of them all when the men return. Waller believes there will be three
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valid do you find this evaluation of Gwen Harwood’s work? (3 poems) Gwen Harwood’s work is influenced by several elements; poetic power‚ dramatic presentation and psychological insights‚ each to create compelling poetry. Significantly her rich feministic‚ religious and melancholic perceptions‚ influenced by her life experience and personal context is reflected in her poetry. This is clearly depicted in the poems‚ ‘Father & Child’‚ ‘The Violets’ and‚ ‘At Mornington’. Each of the aspects of Harwood’s
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Chapter III Nationalism in India As you have seen‚ modern nationalism in Europe came to be associated with the formation of nation-states. It also meant a change in people’s understanding of who they were‚ and what defined their identity and sense of belonging. New symbols and icons‚ new songs and ideas forged new links and redefined the boundaries of communities. In most countries the making of this new national identity was a long process. How did this consciousness emerge in India?
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Buddhism in India‚ inspiring the Dalit Buddhist movement. He was also the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. Born into a poor Mahar (considered an Untouchable caste) family‚ Ambedkar campaigned against social discrimination‚ the system of Chaturvarna – the categorisation of Hindu society into four varnas – and the Hindu caste system. He converted to Buddhism and is also credited with providing a spark for the transformation of hundreds of thousands of Dalits or untouchables toTheravada Buddhism
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is voted as the most influential and powerful woman for the second year is from India where discrimination against women is at its peak. Kiran Bedi who is also an Indian is the first IPS officer in the history of India. A very recent example is a Dalit women becoming the speaker of Lok Sabha in India. This all shows how much talent and intelligence women have. This talent and intelligence has to be nurtured to improve the status of women in the
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