The National Policy for Empowerment of Women 2001 aimed at bringing about advancement‚ development and empowerment of women in all spheres of life. However‚ a close examination of social and economic status of women‚ especially in the rural areas shows unsatisfactory achievements in most human development indicators. Citing published facts and figures‚ evaluate the reasons for the failure of the government of India in areas such as growing feminization of poverty; exploitation of women in low paid
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technology and products integrating pest management would be logical for ecosystem sustainability (Singh‚ 2000). Policies regarding women’s rights and dowry‚ should integrate equal treatment of women. The underlying social structure in India needs to change to increase the economic value of women. The social and economic symbolic standing of dowry needs to shift away from that of increased status to the bride’s
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is not only still extremely common‚ it is also thought to be occurring with increasing frequency in some parts of the world. Bride burning is most typically a form of dowry murder‚ where a husband and his family murder a woman because her family has refused to pay an increased dowry (or in some cases has reneged on a previous dowry arrangement). When this happens‚ one of the most common ways of ’getting rid ’ of the bride is to douse her in petrol and set fire to her. Women subjected to this type
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Dowries in the Maasai Tribe consist of family cows and money. The expectations of a dowry often lead to girls being devalued by not only their culture but also their families. Countless families arrange a marriage early in a girls’ life‚ youngest being the age of ten‚ to quickly get rid of her and to exchange her for money and cows. Greed for a dowry often leads to families prohibiting a girl an education as there is no value
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Mar’02-May’02 Issue 31 RURAL LIVELIHOODS Kirankumar Vissa (AID Maryland) Why are they begging on the trains? When you are traveling in India‚ you are invariably forced to ask yourself‚ “What do I do when someone comes to me begging on the street or in the train?” Many say that by giving them money‚ you are only encouraging them not to work for their living - that you are encouraging them to remain poor. But‚ are the people who say this doing anything that helps remove the poverty? Should
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than men. The three women with active roles in Measure for Measure are: Mistress Overdone‚ a bawd who is arrested for her occupation; Isabella‚ whose ambition is to become a nun; and Mariana‚ who was jilted by Angelo for not having a large enough dowry. Mistress Overdone is presented as a strong‚ independent character‚ which contrasts the societal views of women during the 17th century. This can be seen when she retorts to the first gentleman who attempts to mock her “Well‚ well; there’s one
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infanticide takes place mostly in third world countries. This process is so common‚ mostly happen in poor society. Female infanticide is leading to imbalance of sex ratio. There are more males then females. This is going to give females more power and dowry system will end. There are bad things to female infanticide too‚ there will be very less girls to marry to and make family. India has the most female infanticide cases as compared to other countries and it has to stop or else people will face lots
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Seminar Proposal for Effective Implementation of PC & PNDT Act in Delhi Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………………………...3 NEED FOR THE SEMINAR…………………………………………………...4 OBJECTIVE‚ TARGET GROUP……………………………………………….6 TOPIC TO BE DISCUSSED ON THE SEMINAR…………………………….7 PROPOSED VENUE AND DATE FOR THE PROGRAMME………………..8 PROGRAMME SCHEDULE…………………………………………………...8 EXPECTED OUTCOME………………………………………………………
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Samiksha. LETTER 6. You are Naresh/ Neetu. Recently‚ you came across a newspaper report on the burning of a young woman as her parents could not meet the dowry demands. You feel that even after 64 years of independence we have not really progressed as a nation. Write a letter to the editor of a local newspaper expressing your views and also giving suggestions to improve the status of women in Indian society. ARTICLE 7. India is a country with diverse cultures‚ traditions‚ religious and political beliefs
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www.galaxyimrj.com Galaxy: International Multidisciplinary Research journal ISSN 2278-9529 Questioning the Dowry Deaths in India: Dina Mehta’s Brides are not for Burning Dr. Bhagyashree S. Varma Associate Professor in English University of Mumbai We have been the great followers of tradition‚ rituals and customs in Indian cultural machinery which is glorious in its gender-patterning family set up shared by all diverse classes‚ masses‚ castes and communities. The parents of Daughters
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