Changing Status of Woman in Post-independence India

Changing Status of Woman in Post-independence India

Author: Chandrakala Anandrao Hate

Publisher: Bombay : Allied Publishers

Published: 1969

Total Pages: 304

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Social research study of the impact of social change on the social status of women in India since decolonisation - covers aspects of religion, marital status, family, birth control, educational level, employment opportunities, traditions, etc. References and statistical tables.


Women in Modern India

Women in Modern India

Author: Geraldine Forbes

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1996-05-09

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9780521268127

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The author traces the history of Indian women from the nineteenth century under colonial rule, to the twentieth century after Independence. She begins with the reform movement, established by men to educate women, and demonstrates how education changed their lives, enabling them to take part in public life. Through the women's own accounts, the author has compiled an accessible and immediate record of their achievements over the past two centuries, which will be of interest to students of South Asia and to anyone concerned with women and their history.


Changes in Socio Economic Status of Women in Bihar after Independence

Changes in Socio Economic Status of Women in Bihar after Independence

Author: Rajiv Kumar Jha

Publisher: Educreation Publishing

Published:

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13:

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Women represent nearly half of the country's population. Therefore, the need to bring women into the mainstream of the development is the prime concern of the country today. Investment towards women's capacity building and empowering them to exercise their choice is not only valuable in itself; simultaneously it is also the surest way to contribute to economic growth and overall development of society. The broad objectives of study are to examine the changes of socio economic status of women in Bihar.


Signposts

Signposts

Author: Rajeswari Sunder Rajan

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 9780813529127

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The essays in this volume map the concerns of gender onto the terrain of nation, finding significant connections, disjunctions, and tensions between them. The authors argue that for any cultural analysis to be performed in the context of the decolonized nation-space, gender must take centre stage.


Modernisation and Status of Working Women in India

Modernisation and Status of Working Women in India

Author: Anita Sharma

Publisher: Mittal Publications

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9788170992387

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El objetivo basico de este estudio es evaluar la posicion de la mujer trabajadora en india a la luz de la modernizacion. Las conclusiones del informe son extraidas del estudio de alrededor de 200 trabajadoras en nueva delhi con diferentes categorias profesionales. Los descubrimientos basicos de la investigacion confirman las hipotesis iniciales: La mujer con trabajo y educacion tiene un punto de vista diferente sobre la sociedad actual; la mujer trabajadora esta mas proclive a la occidentalizacion que la no trabajadora; cuando crece la independencia economica cambian las actitudes entre las mujeres acerca del status de la mujer en la sociedad. Contiene bibliografia.


Feminism in India

Feminism in India

Author: Maiyatree Chaudhuri

Publisher: Zed Books

Published: 2005-03-04

Total Pages: 418

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This collection is an invaluable overview of the rich history of Indian feminism. It brings together the writing of prominent Indian academics and activists as they debate feminism in the context of Indian culture, society and politics, and explore its theoretical foundations in India. The inevitable association with western feminism, the status of women in colonial and independent India, and the challenges to Indian feminism posed by globalization and the Hindu Right are discussed at length. It deepens our understanding of why, despite the existence of legal and constitutional rights, women are subject to oppressive practices like dowry.


Changing Status and Role of Women in Indian Society

Changing Status and Role of Women in Indian Society

Author: C. Chakrapani

Publisher: M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13: 9788185880273

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The Multi-disciplinary and comprehensive collection of articles presented in this volume provides a valuable discussion on the status and role of the women in development of the society. Till recently, women were treated on a different pedestal, depriving them of their rights but reminding them of their duties. But with the changing times, the role of women has changed from child bearing and rearing to bread earner. This book brings under one cover the role of women in the changing society and their changing roles under the broad categories of Health, Education, Employment, Politics, Popular Movements and Development.


Women's Movement

Women's Movement

Author: B. Suguna

Publisher: Discovery Publishing House

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9788183564250

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With reference to India.