Women in India have attained greatness through the ages – in political‚ academic and spiritual spheres. They enjoyed freedom and equal participation in public life in ancient India. In the Rig Veda‚ women are placed at the highest pedestal – ‘Yatr nariyastu poojayante ramante tatr devah’ or where women are worshipped‚ Gods preside there. The Taittriya Upanishad teaches us ‘Matridevo bhava’ or ‘Let your mother be God to you’. Swami Vivekananda rightly said‚ “All nations have attained greatness
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and elaborated on were how women were rejected‚ which led to their thoughts‚ feelings‚ and emotions being affected. Because of this‚ this changed their way of interpreting things‚ and their views of things were different from men. From a philosophical stand point‚ Nochlin refers to John Stuart Mill who says that he suggests that we tend to accept things that come natural to us‚ or that are natural‚ like male domination; this means that males dominate over women‚ and women having no say in anything
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EDUCATE HIM BUT IF YOU EDUCATE A WOMAN YOU EDUCATE THE WHOLE GENRATION. IF A WOMEN IS EDUCATED SHE UNDERSTAND THE NEED OF EDUCATION AND THUS ARGUES HER CHILDEREN TO BE MORE EDUCATED THEN HER IN RETURN HER CHILDEREN UNDERSTAND THE NEED OF BETTER EDUCATION AND THUS THEY EDUCATE THEIR CHILDEREN MORE AND THUS IN THIS WAY THE WHOLE GENRATION OF A NATION ……A WOMAN PLAYS A IMPORTANT IN SHAPING THE FUTURE OF A NATION ….Women constitute almost half of the population in the world. But the hegemonic masculine
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in hot water." The persona in Robert Brownings‚ "the laboratory" took this quote to a new extreme. Here is yet another eye grabbing dramatic monologue by Robert Browning where a jealous women takes revenge to the next level. Shockingly‚ there is some true events behind this poem. It was based off of a French women‚ Marie-Madeleine-Marguérite d’aubray marquise de Brihvillers. She had killed her father and two brothers‚ and after her failed attempt of trying to kill her husband‚ she was caught and later
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rights to which many Muslim women denied their participation. This was mocked by the advocates of the “Titslamism Movement” by labeling these Muslim women as “brainwashed” and “fearful victims.” In my opinion‚ I believe that this mockery by the supporters of the Titslamism Movement is contradictory to their main goal of achieving liberation of women. This is due to the fact that this feminist movement‚ in their quest for liberating women is completely neglecting the women‚ like Mariam H. Jallou‚ who
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Hosseni tells the lives of Mariam and Laila‚ presenting the heartbreaking reality of women in Afghanistan. Their story portrays the major issue of oppression of women. The men in Hosseni’s novel portray the extremes of the men in Afghanistan. Babi and Rasheed are complete opposites on the subject of the equality of women. Rasheed believes women should be in a man’s control at all times‚ while Babi believes that women should be able to make their own choices‚ get an education and be of the same standard
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the World Bank‚ said "Unless you put women at the center of the development process‚ unless you move aggressively towards gender equality‚ it’s not just that you are doing the wrong thing in terms of human rights‚ you are doing the wrong thing economically‚" Pakistan’s national vision for women empowerment is guided by the words of our founding father‚ the Quaid-e-Azam‚ who said that "no nation could ever be worthy of its existence that could not take its women along with the men and no struggle could
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of Islamic women. Islam is one of the world’s fastest growing religions; however‚ Brooks argues that “Islam’s holiest texts have been misused to justify the repression of women‚ and how male pride and power have warped the original message of this once liberating faith.” The book also shows these factors have slowly been taking away women’s rights‚ rather than furthering them. The specific topic of this book is the oppression of women. Its overall purpose is to understand the women behind the veils
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The assertions of Japanese officials demonstrate that after long years that had passed‚ Japanese government officials were still denying the sexual crimes they committed toward these women. Additionally‚ the refusal of the Japanese government to acknowledge their crimes shows the disputes between hegemonic history and memory as their claim implies that memories of individuals were not enough evidences to prove such crime. However‚ memory is not just about remembering an event‚ but “it includes structures
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to a result of insufficient funds. In short‚ advertisements today encourage adolescents to spend more time and money on products that will help make them the “perfect human”. Television advertisements may use skinny models‚ which can give young women a sense that they need to be thin and cause them to feel insecure about their appearance. Some girls will go to extreme lengths to look like a model in a magazine. They might go on extreme diets‚ which can lead to anorexia and bulimia‚ and many other
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