Category: Uncategorized

26 Nov

CRIME AGAINST WOMEN

CRIME AGAINST WOMENThere are various forms of crime against women. Sometimes, it begins even before their birth, sometimes in the adulthood and other phases of life. Let us examine...

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25 Nov

Women and Law

Women and LawWomen’s access to legal equality has been one of serious concerns of the women’s movement. During the social and religious reform movements of the nineteenth century, the...

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25 Nov

pregnancy and Women’s Health

pregnancy and Women’s HealthIn India, women have on average 3-5 pregnancies and they spend percent of their reproductive years in pregnancy and lactation. Study shows that in the low...

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25 Nov

Early Marriage and Women’s Health

Early Marriage and Women’s HealthEarly marriage affects women’s health status adversely. A vast number of girls are married at the teenage. According to the 1991 census among the currently...

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25 Nov

Female Infanticide and Foetal Killing

Female Infanticide and Foetal KillingFemale infanticide refers to killing the infant soon after its birth or at the foetus stage. The former is common amongst certain tribes and caste...

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25 Nov

Neglect During Early Childhood

Neglect During Early ChildhoodThe neglect of girl child starts at very early stage. The extent of neglect varies from family to family depending on their economic position. But in...

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25 Nov

Sex-ratio and Life expectancy

Sex-ratio and Life expectancySex-ratio (number of female per 1,000 male) is an important indicator of women’s status in the society. The census figures show that while the female population...

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25 Nov

CONTEMPORARY WOMEN’S ISSUES: HEALTH AND LEGAL ASPECTS

CONTEMPORARY WOMEN’S ISSUES: HEALTH AND LEGAL ASPECTSBesides the social science studies, various national committees and commissions have produced important reports stating the status of women in contemporary Indian society.The...

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25 Nov

Social Issues faced by Women

Social Issues faced by WomenWomen’s organisations helped in spurting up interest in women’s studies. The interest in women’s studies spurted during the 1960s in the West, with the emergence...

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25 Nov

Gender Role Stereotyping and Women’s Issues

Gender Role Stereotyping and Women’s IssuesThe institutional arrangements, the values, norms and customs of the society create and sustain female role stereotypes. For example, within this socio-cultural set up,...

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