Status of Women in India Essay 1

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Status of Women in India Essay 1 (100 words)

The status of women in ancient India was quite high esteemed however it got deteriorated with the

passage of time and mentality of people towards women Slowly the practice of polygamy! sati pratha!

dowry system! female infanticide! etc "ecame dominated and gave rise to the male dominated country

#reat Indian leaders had wor$ed a lot to again raise the status of women in the Indian society %ecause of

their hard wor$ "ad practices against women in the Indian society have "een "anned to a great e&tent

#overnment of India has implemented various effective laws regarding safety and empowerment of the

women In the 'anchayati a system around **+ of the seats are reserved for women thus women are

"eing more conscious and come forward to fight for their rights

Status of Women in India Essay , (1-0 words)

Earlier in the .edic times! women were given lots of respect and honor in the Indian society They were

equally given opportunities li$e men to develop socially! intellectually and morally They were completely

free to choose their own path in the life and select life partner They were getting complete education

"efore marriage as well as military training for their own safety /owever! women status in the Indian

society got deteriorated in the middle ages "ecause of various "ad practices against women

The position of women "ecame inferior when they supposed to "e plaything of man and decoration of

drawing room Women "ecame almost slave of man passions and forced to live "ehind purdah They were

left their rights of education and property /owever again in the independent India! women are enoying

perfect equality with the man They are no longer a slave of mans passion and not living at the mercy of

man They are raising their voice and help in shaping the destiny of country

Status of Women in India Essay * (,00 words)

The status of women in the ancient Indian society was quite "etter however in the middle age it gotdeteriorated .arious ill practices came into e&istence against women which deteriorated the women status

Indian society "ecame male dominated society and women were started to "e treated as mans slaves

Slowly they "ecame the wea$er se& in the society "ecause men used to $eep women under their thum"

They were forced to o"ey men "lindly as a dum" cattle living under four walls of the house t some place

in the country! women are still ill treated "y the men even after the fast changes in the society

Women are treated as living things of the house following all the old cultures! traditions and restrictions of

the society Earlier the elders of the family were not "e happy on the "irth of a female child in the home

however they "ecame dou"le happy if the child was male They understood that male child will "e source

of money whereas female child will "e consumer of money %irth of daughter was supposed as curse to the



family The gradual positive changes in the Indian society has "een proved to "e "eneficial for the women

status 'ositive thin$ing of people has ta$en a swift speed which has changed human mind politically!

economically and socially towards women

Status of Women in India Essay 2 (,-0 words)

The condition of women in the Indian society especially in the middle age was so "ad and inferior

practically Women were considered as slave of men even after given high position in the scriptures

Theoretically the condition of women was high however practically it was low Women were prohi"ited to

ta$e part in many domestic! social as well as e&ternal matters They were forced to live under the influence

of parents "efore marriage whereas under the influence of hus"ands after marriage The position of women

"ecame more worse in the 3ughal time Women were forced to follow the rules of sati pratha! parda

pratha! and other "ad practices against women

Women status during %ritish rule in India was not so changed even "ecame worse It was started changing

after many years of struggle for Indias freedom when 3ahatma #andhi gave a call to women to come

forward and ta$e part in the independence movement There is hand of many great women (.iaya 4a&mi

'andit! Saroini 5aidu! 3rs runa saf li! etc) who helped in changing the women status in India fter the

occurrence of 3rs Indira #andhi as a 'rime 3inister of India! the condition of women was changed

positively a lot She "ecame a worldwide famous woman and thus great icon and inspiration for other

Indian women 4ater the prestigious positions of many women in India has proved that women are not

inferior to men and can go together

Status of Women in India Essay - (*00 words)

In the past few millennium! various great changes has occur in the status of women in India There has

"een promotion of equal se& rights to a great e&tent in the recent decades Earlier the women were

responsi"le to the household activities and strictly restricted to the outside activities Women in ancient

India were responsi"le to care their hus"ands and $ids as their primary duty Women were not allowed to

enoy equally as men In the early .edic period! it is noted that women were well educated (in the wor$ of

ancient Indian grammarians li$e 'atanali! 6atyayana etc)

ccording to the igvedic verses! women were getting married at their mature age and free to select their

own life partner at that time #argi and 3aitreyi are two great and nota"le women sages who have "een

mentioned in the ig .eda and 7panishads scriptures ccording to the history! women status was started

declining with the Smritis (3anusmriti) #radually the freedom and rights of women was curtailed due to the

Islamic invasion and 8hristianity Then women in India started facing confinement and restrictions due to

the "ad practices in the society li$e Sati pratha! child marriages! child la"or! parda pratha! "an on widow

remarriages! etc

'urdah practice was "rought in the Indian society "y the 3uslim conquest in Indian su"continent 9auhar

was practiced "y the aputs of aasthan whereas :evadasis in temples were se&ually e&ploited "y the



rich people /owever! now;a;days! women are participating in every areas of wor$ (li$e politics! social

wor$! IT field! driving! etc) without getting fear Women are leading in many areas of wor$ even they are

showing much interest and performing "etter than men We cannot say that status of women in the Indian

society has "een fully developed "ut it is continuously going up as women are "eing more conscious a"out

their rights

Status of Women in India Essay < (200 words)

There has "een a lot of improvement in the status of women in India after the independence #radually

women started enoying equality with men in the society Women have all the rights and privileges in every

areas as possessed "y the men The 8onstitution of India has given equal rights! privileges and freedom

that are enoyed "y the men for years Even after various e&ploitation against women! they are now feeling

much emancipated and free lmost half area and population in India is covered "y the women so the

development of the country depends upon the status of "oth se& equally We can imagine that time when

-0+ of the population was not given equal opportunities and rights and even restricted to perform many

activities in the society 5ow;a;days! women are getting top positions in various fields of life such as some

have "een great political leaders! social reformers! entrepreneurs! "usiness personalities! administrators!

etc

Improvement in the status of women changes the social and economic status of the country Status of

women in the Indian society is much "etter than the women in other developing countries /owever! it is

not enough to say that status of women have "een completely improved in India In such a competitive

world! Indian women are "eing well conscious a"out their rights and privileges in various fields They are

"eing more conscious a"out their professional career (socially! politically! economically and educationally)

"y following their all the responsi"ilities towards family

Women are actively participating in the democratic process and elections which is quite more impressive in

enhancing their status Women participation in any area of wor$ is increasing day "y day than men such as

num"er of women voters is increasing than men voters on the days of polling Some of the great Indian

women leaders! social reformers! social wor$ers! administrators! and literary personalities who have

changed the women status a lot are Indira #andhi! .iay 4a$shmi 'andit! nnie %esant! 3ahadevi .erma!

Sachet 6ripalani! 'T 7sha! mrita 'ritam! 'admaa 5aidu! 6alpana 8hawla! a 6umari mrit 6aur!

3other Teresa! Su"hadra 6umari 8hauhan! etc Women have "een started participating as daughters!

sisters! wives! mothers! grandmothers! etc in various fields li$e social! economical! political! educational!

scientific and other nation; "uilding activities They are doing hard wor$ in performing professional as well

as household responsi"ilities very actively Even after huge level improvement in the women status in India!

they are still e&ploited and a"used in many ways li$e rape! se& discrimination! etc

egarding women safety and reduce crime against women! government of India has passed another

9uvenile 9ustice (8are and 'rotection of 8hildren) %ill! ,01- replacing the earlier Indian uveniledelinquency law of ,000 This act is passed especially after the 5ir"haya case when a accused uvenile



was released ccording to this act! the uvenile age has "een 1< years from 1= years in cases of heinous

offenses

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Status of Women in India Essay 1