Essays about: "right of women in India"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words right of women in India.

1. 1. BJP - Champions of Feminism? : A study of Bharatiya Janata Party politics on maternity leave and party affiliated Hindutva gender ideals.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Linnea Greven; [2020]
   Keywords : hindutva; maternity leave; BJP; gender roles; religious ideals; women’s empowerment;

   Abstract : In contemporary politics it is argued there exists a friction and contradiction between the right-wing, conservative parties that are gaining prominence around the world, among them BJP in India, and the feminist movement; one movement striving for the preservation of traditions and the other for change. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate and compare differences in how a political party with strong affiliation and background in a nationalistic ideology communicates laws which affect women’s opportunities for societal advancement, doing this by analysing the religious, cultural and symbolic aspects of Hindutva ideology. READ MORE

3. 2. Voicing Aspirations to be Heard

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Isobel Spaven-Donn; [2019]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Quality of maternal healthcare is one of the many pervasive public health challenges facing India. Maternal healthcare is defined as a fundamental human right and a crucial development issue by the UN, with direct links to the progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, especially reducing poverty (SDG1), ensuring healthy lives (SDG3) and achieving gender equality (SDG5). READ MORE

4. 3. PROLOGUE : Health Information System

   University essay from Institutionen Designhögskolan

   Author : Shivanjali Tomar; [2013]
   Keywords : interaction design; social design; design for the emerging world; health information design; mHealth; mobile health; Bioscope; interactive storytelling; design for India; health and education; information design;

   Abstract : Prologue is a health information system developed for underserved communities in Bihar, India. It is aimed at helping people living in poverty and with low literacy to take the right steps to manage their and their family’s health. Bihar suffers from one of the worst healthcare records in the country. READ MORE

5. 4. The Impact of a Quota System on Women’s Empowerment - A field study in West Bengal, India

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Joakim Persson; [2009]
   Keywords : empowerment; Leadership; India; women; power; local; democracy; panchayat; West; Bengal; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Women’s empowerment is thought to be one of the main issues when talking about gender equality, economic growth and poverty in the academic world today. In India many states are using a reservation bill to ensure women’s participation in the political decision-making at local level. READ MORE

6. 5. Towards sustainable development in Kallankuthal, a small village in southern India : a case study on local opinions

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Anna Wirmark; [2009]
   Keywords : sustainability; sustainable development; india; local resources;

   Abstract : This paper focuses on the concept of sustainable development, a concept that has been defined and refined since it was created 20 years ago. The purpose of the study is to collect and analyse the inhabitants’ view of local resources and development in a small village in south India, Kallankuthal, about 20 kilometres north of Madurai. READ MORE