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    ROLE OF WOMEN EXECTIVE IN BANKS INTRODUCTION Indian Banking system has not only made rapid strides in net work expansion but it itself has undergone a complete and never-dreamt of transformation in its very avowed objectives‚ approaches‚ and scale of operations. Technology has indeed played a significant role in this seachange. Nationalisation of banks in two spells in 1969 and 1980 was a watershed in the annals ofbanking sector in India. Banks were required to saunter along a new path untrodden

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    Women in Classical Ancient Greece (5th Century BC) held an inferior social position to men. Although they were prominent in the Greek Mythology (Goddess of Wisdom Athena‚ Goddess of the Hunt Artemis) and writing such as Sophocles’ Antigone (441 BC)‚ the average woman stayed at home‚ spinning and weaving and doing household chores. They never acted as hostesses when their husbands had parties and were seen in public only at the theater (tragic but not comic) and certain religious festivals. Women

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    The roles of women in the modern society * in family: Women have a very different role in family and society. In modern life‚ the role of woman is more and more respective. In of which‚ we cannot deny the role of women with the maternity of being wife and mother. Women have still spent more time for family. They love‚ care for their husband as well as their children and create house which is welcoming and comforting for others in their family. Although in modern society

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    Gender Roles Throughout history men and women have been treated differently in many ways. For example‚ men have always been the hunters‚ protectors‚ and bases of their families‚ whereas women are the nurturers and caregivers for their family‚ and they still are to this day. Historically men have been the more dominant gender due to their greater physical size and strength. Women on the other hand have been more submissive due to the fact that they have to nurture and care for a child. These have

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    The role of women in "A grain of wheat " Though being a political narrative‚ the presence of women to strengthen the quality and reality of the novel is undeniable. Critic Abdulzarak Gurnah says: "Ngugi’s writing is never far from the subject" and this is perfectly applicable for his description of the African women. However‚ being rather objective he also points a picture of the white women who though being secondary characters play a certain role in the novel. Ngugi through the depiction

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    do with the roles and expectations commonly ascribed to men and women‚ and these can vary from one society to another. Write an essay that explores similarities and differences in gender norms in ancient Egypt‚ Rome‚ and India. Gender roles vary from place to place. There is not a set standard that applies to every place all over the world. Men are usually of higher position than women but not always. In this paper I will tell you specifically about the gender roles‚ mostly of women‚ in India‚

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    WOMEN played a major role in the Pakistan Movement. This was of great historical significance‚ for the Muslim women of the subcontinent had never participated in such great numbers in a political movement. It was a befitting culmination of the reformist movements of the late nineteenth century for the emancipation and education of Muslim women. The Quaid can be seen as source of inspiration for their emergence as players on the political scene. The Khilafat Movement of the 1920s had been the first

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    "new woman." Significant changes for women took place in politics‚ at home‚ in workplace‚ and in education. POLITICAL CHANGE: Many women believed that it was their right and duty to take a serious part in politics. When passed in 1920‚ the Nineteenth Amendment gave women the right to vote but surprisingly‚ some women didn’t want the vote. A widespread attitude was that women’s roles and men’s roles did not overlap‚ this idea of "separate spheres" held that women should concern themselves with home

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    Treanesha Dailey AP Lang/Comp -7th hour Othello Essay 1 April 2013 The Female Roles in Othello Each role that the women in Shakespeare’s Othello play illustrates different aspects of the female personality based off of the nature of their relationship. Desdemona plays the role of a woman who is dedicated to her marriage. Emilia role is of a woman trying to amend her faulty marriage‚ but eventually gives up having made a deeper connection with someone else. Bianca’s character is a representation

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    Rama is a man unlike many of the leaders in Greek and ancient literature. For one‚ The Ramayana of Valmiki is a much older story‚ one passed from around 2‚000 years ago. Instead of focusing on worldly riches and possessions‚ Rama instead “cannot swerve from the path of dharma”‚ shunning worldly desires such as greed and lust. Like Gilgamesh who is “two-thirds” god and “one-third”‚ he is also a god‚ but a much higher one‚ the “imperishable cosmic being” Visnu (Foster: Tablet I: 50)‚ (Venkatesananda:

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