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This is the first 1,000 characters of 1789 words (7.16 pages) in the essay titled women in india The Conflict of Women in 20th Century IndiaThroughout recorded history, women the world over have been held to different standards than men. They have been consistently oppressed in nearly all aspects of life, from political to personal, public to private. In the 20th century, great strides have been taken to end this oppression and level the playing field. In India however, a number of deeply rooted traditions have made this effort particularly difficult, and as a result, women s triumphs over oppression in India are all the more intriguing. To understand the position women found themselves in at the dawn of the 20th century, one must have a general understanding of the numerous historical women s conflicts unique to the Subcontinent. It took the overwhelming success of Gandhi s nonviolent revolution to unite women politically and create the an atmosphere whereby women, empowered by the times, could take a stand for their equality. The 1970 s saw the beginning of a highly organized modern women s movement in India. Violence against women was one of the main focuses of the movement. Harassment, wife-beating, rape, and dowry deaths were all too common, and police enforcement was ineffective as were most attempts at prosecution. Commonly called atrocities against women , these acts occurred frequently. Why then, if these events were happening so often, was there so much apathy towards them on the part of the courts and the police? To answer this question one m... |
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Keywords: women in india, dowry deaths, oppression, 20th century, female infanticide, purdah, intriguing, great strides, violence against women, apathy, polygamy, atrocities against women, position women, historical women, modern women, history women, police enforcement, overwhelming success, western perspective, nonviolent revolution