Synopsis: : Women in Contemporary India and South Asia |
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The women's rights movement began in the nineteenth century with the Demand by some women reformers for the right to vote, known as suffrage, and for the same Legal rights as men. Though the vote was secured for women by the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1920, most of the gains women have made in achieving legal equality and ending Gender Discrimination have come since the 1960s. Civil Rights Legislation of that era was primarily focused on ensuring that African Americans and other racial minorities secured Equal Protection of the laws. However, the inclusion of Sex as a protected category under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 gave women a powerful legal' tool to end Sex Discrimination and to erase Cultural stereotypes about females.
Sudha Nayar has obtained her degrees B.A., M.A. and M. Phil from a reputed university of India. She is totally devoted to serious writings. She has gone to his credit a number of topics pertaining to his subjects such as Human Rights, International Relations, Women studies. At present she is a visiting faculty of a reputed I.A.S. Academy.
Research Trends he Contemporary Hindu Women of India
2. The Hindu Goddess and Women's Political Representation in South Asia
3. Migration in South and South-West Asia
4. Dowry and Public Policy in Contemporary India
5. Women and Leadership : Defining the Challenges
6. Gender Violence as Insecurity: Research Trends in South Asia
7. Impediments for Women Entrepreneurship Development
8. Women in Asian Local Politics
9. Trafficking in Women and Children In South Asia
10. Towards Ending Violence Against Women in South Asia
11. Living in Interesting Times
12. Toward a Feminist Politics
13. Shared Aspirations, Fragmented Realities : Contemporary Women's Movement in India