Orissa Review Role of Women in India’s Struggle For Freedom Siddhartha Dash The entire history of the freedom movement is replete with the saga of bravery‚ sacrifice and political sagacity of hundreds and thousands of women of our country. Their participation in the struggle began as early as 1817 when Bhima Bai Holkar fought agaist the British Colonel Malcolm and defeated him in guerilla warfare. At a very critical time for our mother land when the British East India Company was fast expanding
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The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act aims at enhancing the livelihood security of people in rural areas by guaranteeing hundred days of wage-employment in a financial year to a rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) was renamed after the Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) on 2nd October 2009‚ commemorating Golden Jubilee of Panchayati
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Research Paper Role of Education in Women Empowerment with special reference to the Economy of Assam NAZRUL ISLAM Asstt. Professor & HoD‚ Economics‚ Dalgoma Anchalik College‚ Matia‚ Goalpara -783125 (Assam) ABSTRACT: Women’s contribution to the economy of Assam cannot be ignored. From household activities to economic activities out of the household have been performed successfully by the women of Assam. Women constitute almost half of the population in the state; though a large
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CHALLENGES FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN INDIA S. BALASUBRAMANYAM* Abstract More than ever before‚ Change is the only constant in life‚ especially so in industry‚ and as a consequence‚ tremendous opportunities are opening up for women entrepreneurs. It is true that the presence of women entrepreneurs is very low in India‚ but you can look at it as another great opportunity riding on this all-pervasive change – and not as an obstacle toughening the entry barrier further for women in industry.
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IMPACT OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS ON SOCIETY PRESENT STATUS‚ GROWTH AND IMPACT OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS Abstract Women constitute around half of the total world population. So is in India also. They are therefore‚ regarded as the better half of the society. In traditional societies they were confined to the four walls of houses performing house hold activities. In modern society they have come out of the four walls to participate in all sort of activities. The Indian women are no more treated as beautiful
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VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN - IN INDIA Introduction This research paper introduces the discussion of legal responses to violence against women. It provides the context for the more detailed examination of those legal issues to which the courts can respond. Its objective is to show the many ways in which violence is relevant to legal disputes‚ even where it is not the direct issue and even though it is often ignored. First‚ it discusses examples of different legal remedies that have been‚ or might
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the status of women in the United States throughout history? • What is the status of women in the U.S. today? • What are some examples of concepts or constructions of masculinity and femininity that you see in society and in media? • Historically‚ what has been the social status of GLBT people? • What is the status of GLBT people in the U.S. today? • What are some social and political issues relevant to women and GLBT people in the U.S.? The status of women throughout history
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History has ample evidence to show that quite a few women wielded the greatest power‚ leaving a legacy of their own and unleashing a revolution in their trail‚ but at the same time‚ they paid such a dear price for their power which is long believed to be the exclusive domain of male. Nerfititi‚ a co-regent of Egyptian pharaoh‚ could not escape the fate of death after removing the existence of the belief in priests and successfully starting to construct a new capital of Egypt together with her husband
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Women in Athens and Sparta “Men are free to roam outside‚ but the women must stay inside.” (Unknown Athenian)‚ this was true for most of human history‚ and Ancient Athens was no different. However in Ancient Sparta it was much different from the rest of Greece‚ and for that matter a majority of civilizations. Usually when people think of Athens they think of the Golden Age of Athens (480-322 B.C.) and think that men and women are prospering throughout Attica and it was more like the Roaring 20s
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Women Offenders In this article it discusses how the number of women offenders has increased. Based on the self-reports of victims of violence‚ women account for about 14% of violent offenders an annual average of about 2.1 million violent female offenders. Male offending equals about 1 violent offender for every 9 males age 10 or older‚ a per capita rate 6 times that of women. Three out of four violent female offenders committed simple assault. Six to ten women in State prisons had experienced
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