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Status of Women in India: Post-Independence Era

Dr. Aijaz Sultana

Volume: 12 Issue: 1 2022

Abstract:

Since independence, women's legal, political, educational, and social status have changed dramatically. This was not surprising, given that the issue of improving women's status had been at the forefront of the social reform movement since Ram Mohan Roy began questioning social orthodoxy in the first quarter of the nineteenth century. Moreover, the freedom struggle, which began in the 1920s and intensified in the 1930s, drew heavily on the creative energies of Indian women After independence, in India, improvements were made in terms of various areas that led to well-being of women within the society. There were formulation of many programs and schemes that had the main objective of bringing about progressive among women. Encouraging them towards acquisition of education and participation in the employment settings are the main aspects that promote women empowerment. In spite of initiation of the measures and policies, still in some of the rural communities, women are regarded as subordinates to men. One of the unfortunate areas is, throughout the country, women and girls are subjected to abuse and mistreatment. But with the advent of globalization and industrialization, women are acquiring development opportunities. The women, belonging to urban communities are mainly enhancing their livelihoods through acquisition of good education and acquiring employment opportunities. The main areas that have been taken into account in this research paper include, status of women in post-independence India, empowerment of women, gender issues in post-independent India, political participation of women and problems of working women.

DOI: http://doi.org/10.37648/ijrssh.v12i01.057

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