{"id":160176,"date":"2022-01-09T18:47:31","date_gmt":"2022-01-09T13:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=160176"},"modified":"2022-01-09T18:47:31","modified_gmt":"2022-01-09T13:17:31","slug":"answered-though-women-in-post-independent-india-have-excelled-in-various-fields-the-social-attitude-towards-women-and-feminist-movement-has-been-patriarchal-apart-from-women-educ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answered-though-women-in-post-independent-india-have-excelled-in-various-fields-the-social-attitude-towards-women-and-feminist-movement-has-been-patriarchal-apart-from-women-educ\/","title":{"rendered":"[Answered] \u201cThough women in post-Independent India have excelled in various fields, the social attitude towards women and feminist movement has been patriarchal.\u201d Apart from women education and women empowerment schemes, what interventions can help change this milieu?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Status of women in post-independent India has continuously changed\u00a0with changing socio-economic and political realities. This change has been a result of external agents and catalysts like government initiatives\u00a0and from within with the help of women-led movements.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Women like Kalpana Chawla,\u00a0Sindhutai\u00a0Sapkal\u00a0and\u00a0Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw represent\u00a0diverse\u00a0fields\u00a0of\u00a0social\u00a0work\u00a0and\u00a0professional life\u00a0where women have left their mark.\u00a0But issues\u00a0like\u00a0Sabrimala\u00a0controversy\u00a0or\u00a0Triple Talaq\u00a0highlight\u00a0that\u00a0patriarchal barrier\u00a0to\u00a0women\u00a0empowerment\u00a0remain deeply entrenched\u00a0in society.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Education and government schemes for women empowerment are not sufficient.\u00a0A\u00a0different\u00a0set of\u00a0interventions\u00a0are needed such as:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Urbanization:\u00a0Urban milieu\u00a0breaks past\u00a0rigid\u00a0social structures\u00a0with relative ease. For example, in domestic roles, social\u00a0freedom etc.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Public Safety:\u00a0It promotes\u00a0greater\u00a0participation\u00a0of\u00a0a greater\u00a0number\u00a0of\u00a0women\u00a0in economy and public life.\u00a0It addresses\u00a0personal anxieties and family barriers.\u00a0Concepts like\u00a024×7 cities\u00a0can combine urbanization and needs of public safety.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Family Values:\u00a0Gender equality needs to start within homes, in\u00a0attitudes of parents, spouse and\u00a0siblings.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. An Indian equivalent of\u00a0Athena SWAN charter\u00a0is needed to promote women\u00a0participation\u00a0in STEM.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. The cause of\u00a0gender equality at work\u00a0will be helped by balancing maternity leaves with\u00a0paternity\u00a0leaves.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Administrative\u00a0reforms\u00a0need to factor in\u00a0gender inclusion\u00a0especially in police. It can\u00a0help\u00a0de-emphasize\u00a0the culture of violence\u00a0in public life.\u00a0Popular culture of cinema, music\u00a0can play role in\u00a0changing social attitudes\u00a0such as movies like Secret Superstar\u00a0or Dangal.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Education and empowerment schemes are necessary to support feminist movement,\u00a0but\u00a0issues\u00a0hindering gender equality\u00a0in\u00a0India\u00a0require more fundamental and practical approach.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Status of women in post-independent India has continuously changed\u00a0with changing socio-economic and political realities. This change has been a result of external agents and catalysts like government initiatives\u00a0and from within with the help of women-led movements.\u00a0\u00a0 Women like Kalpana Chawla,\u00a0Sindhutai\u00a0Sapkal\u00a0and\u00a0Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw represent\u00a0diverse\u00a0fields\u00a0of\u00a0social\u00a0work\u00a0and\u00a0professional life\u00a0where women have left their mark.\u00a0But issues\u00a0like\u00a0Sabrimala\u00a0controversy\u00a0or\u00a0Triple Talaq\u00a0highlight\u00a0that\u00a0patriarchal barrier\u00a0to\u00a0women\u00a0empowerment\u00a0remain deeply entrenched\u00a0in society.\u00a0 Education… Continue reading [Answered] \u201cThough women in post-Independent India have excelled in various fields, the social attitude towards women and feminist movement has been patriarchal.\u201d Apart from women education and women empowerment schemes, what interventions can help change this milieu?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-160176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-public","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":330,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1700117151},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160176"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160176\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}