Essays about: "role of women in independent India"

Found 3 essays containing the words role of women in independent India.

  1. 1. "Empowerment is to do things without having to ask for permission" - A study of self-help groups' role in empowering women in the slums of Mumbai

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

    Author : Josefine Lennartson; Felicia Svensson; [2012]
    Keywords : Empowerment; India; SHGs; NGOs; women; Mumbai; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Creating Non-governmental Self-help groups (SHGs) has been a common thing in India since the early 1990’s. Studies show that the SHGs usually empower their members in different ways. READ MORE

  3. 2. 'THE TWO-SIDED FAMILY' : THE IMPACT OF THE FAMILY AND EVERYDAY LIFE ON WOMEN?S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN RURAL KARNATAKA

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Louise Nolle; [2007]
    Keywords : India; women; political participation; the family; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study has been to explore the impact of everyday life and the family on women's political participation in India. This has been done by analysing the political life stories of nine women who have all been elected to the local governance system, Panchayati Raj, in the South Indian state of Karnataka. READ MORE

  4. 3. Hindu goddesses as role models for women? : a qualitative study of some middle class women’s views on being a woman in the Hindu society

    University essay from Ämnesavdelningen för religionsvetenskap

    Author : Hanna Hedman; [2007]
    Keywords : field study; goddesses; Durga; role model; feminism; patriarchal; middleclass women; gender equality; Hinduism; gender; hinduism; genus; gudinnor; feminism; kvinnoforskning; fältstudie;

    Abstract : Denna uppsats baseras på en fältstudie genomförd i Faridabad, Indien våren 2007. Syftet är att undersöka vilken roll hinduiska gudinnor spelar för kvinnor. För att uppfylla det syftet studeras också de intervjuade kvinnornas underliggande uppfattningar om jämställdhet. READ MORE