lowest point during this period. The practical recommendations given in the Manu-samhita were those of a bigot. Though not exactly regarded as a piece of property‚ the woman’s secondary status is highlighted in this manner. "In childhood‚ a female must be subject to her father‚ in youth to her husband‚ when her lord is dead‚ to her son. A woman must never be independent." Naturally‚ this was sweet music to the ears of neo-brahmans of the period and women were subjected to all such
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however‚ the condition of Indian womanhood was perhaps at its nadir‚ i.e. the lowest point. They were subject to social and religious taboos‚ economic and corporal exploitation and oppressed due to social evils of purdah‚ sati‚ and child marriage‚ female infanticide of foeticide‚ maltreatment‚ hunger and malnutrition. It is rightly said that during that period when India was fighting to free herself from the clutches of British rule the women of India were fighting their own battle to emancipate themselves
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perhaps men have resented the sexual power that women have over them too. (Neave‚ 2003) Comparing humans to chimpanzees‚ another theory suggests that male dominance as a result of hunting. These male apes distribute the meat‚ as the females essentially beg for the food. Female chimps have also been known to exchange sex for meat. This shows that even before human kind‚ male dominance could have played a role in the animal kingdom. (Sanday‚ 1999) In anthropological surveys the correlation between male
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“The nuclear family is a partnership between a male and female who are both sexually and socially benefitted by the association. The essential and fundamental pillar that differentiates the heterosexual relationship from the nuclear family is love. The empowering emotion of love leads the couple to attain the
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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 than boys. ACID THROWING: - mostly used by men to "put a woman in her place" or as form of revenge -
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more educated girl. Women’s social conditions started deteriorating with the passage of time. Illiteracy is the cause of many ills. Instead of giving them education‚ they are being subjected to sufferings under Child marriage. In some states female infanticide is even today. Discrimination between the education of girl and boy is common in rural areas. An educated woman is a better companion‚ wife‚ mother‚ friend and a better house manager. Educated woman help in making the whole family understand
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individuality. In childhood a female must be subject to her father‚ in youth to her husband and when he is dead to her sons‚ a woman must never be independent. Manu was a proponent of the double standard too. Though seeking pleasure elsewhere‚ or devoid of good qualities‚ yet a husband must be worshipped as God by a faithful wife. Heaven‚ he says‚ is only attained through the husband and as a reward for having duly worshipped him as God on earth. Female infanticide‚ child marriage‚ polygamy
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Their voices do not get an opportunity to speak out of the women’s problems and needs. Their desires always get lost before the grand narratives of patriarchy‚ even the national history and narrative rarely recognize the major contribution of the females in the texts or document. Whenever the woman is portrayed‚ she is put in the second position below the man. She is always kept silent. Identifying this issue‚ Indian critic and feminist Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak asks— can the subaltern speak? in
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pregnancy‚ 20 million unsafe abortions‚ 5 lakhs maternal deaths. 99% of these cases were reported in developing countries. In india the status of the women is lower while comparing with men. The child sex ratio has dropped from 945 females per 1000 males in 1991 to 927 females per 1000 males in 2001. Participation of women in the workforce is only 13.9% in the women in the urban sector and 29.9% in the rural sector. Women’s wage rates are on an average only 75% of men’s wage rates and constitute only
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In a modern American culture‚ where ideas often get lost in translation‚ vocabularies shrink to easily abbreviated “words”‚ and only extremists’ voices are heard on social media‚ it is no wonder we have a misconstrued concept of words. When terms and phrases are misunderstood or misused‚ assumptions are made and unwavering impressions are left. Specifically these are words like racism‚ feminism‚ body confidence‚ preaching‚ and of course‚ sexism. How is it that the word defined as the attitudes or
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