EAN: 9783960670155

POLITICAL AND SOCIAL CHANGE AND WOMEN IN INDIA ...

The role of women in India has changed significantly over the past few years. Globalization 
urbanization  industrialization and privatization all played an important role in this
development. After India became independent  several provisions for women were added to the
Constitution of India  which is now one of the most rights-based constitutions in the world.
Drafted around the same time as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights- UNO (1948)  the
Indian Constitution captures the essence of human rights in its Preamble  and elaborates these
rights further in the sections on Fundamental Rights and on the Directive Principles of State
Policy. The protection of women's rights and the enhancement of their social and economic
possibilities have become important political issues. Due to these socio- political changes 
women have already gotten the opportunity to take important offices in India  including that of
president  prime minister  speaker of the Lok Sabha and leader of the opposition. With the 73rd
Constitutional Amendment Act from 1992 and the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act from 1993 
women are furthermore empowered in local level government bodies. Apart from the political
changes  women in India now also participate in all social activities and take part in sports 
media  art and culture  science and technology. This book takes a look at every aspect of a
woman's life  such as education  marriage  family and health  in order to give a thorough and
accurate account of the role of women in today's India.

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