STATUS OF WOMEN IN TWO BENGALS: EVIDENCE FROM LARGE SCALE SURVEYS

2006 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 276-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
APARAJITA CHATTOPADHYAY ◽  
BAISHALI GOSWAMI
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Population Policy ◽  
Social Indicators ◽  
State Level ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Distinct Effect ◽  
Female Autonomy ◽  
The Status ◽  
Status Of Women

Summary.Greater female autonomy is mirrored through better performance in the major demographic and social indicators. This study attempts to capture the effect of religion on the status of women considering ‘Greater Bengal’. There is much evidence suggesting that when cultural factors are constant, religion does not have a significant effect on any demographic issue. In this paper, the validity of this proposition is examined using two datasets, namely NFHS II (98–99) and BDHS 2000. It is clear from the analyses that not only region but also religion has a distinct effect on the status of women. In West Bengal, the religious gap for all the indicators considered is pretty high, whereas in Bangladesh the gap is not that wide. A state-level population policy is needed in West Bengal to act as a social leveller.

scholarly journals An Analysis of Reported Crime against Women and Girls in Eastern India

2021 ◽  
pp. 258-264
Author(s):  
Rituparna Paul ◽  
Arunasis Goswami ◽  
Biswajit Pal
Keyword(s):  
West Bengal ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Law And Order ◽  
Eastern India ◽  
Representation Of Women ◽  
The Status ◽  
Women And Girls ◽  
Reported Crime ◽  
Crimes Against Women ◽  
Status Of Women

Crimes against women and girls have been increasing in recent years as reported by the National Crime Records Bureau. It becomes a serious social evil worldwide. The study has been tried to find out the trend of crimes against women for the period of the last ten years (2010-2019) in the states of eastern India i.e. Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal. The study has been based on secondary data from the National Crime Records Bureau, Govt of India. The data have been extracted and analyzed to get the status of crimes in particular categories. The crime records of Bihar show an increasing rate of women assault cases. Jharkhand data shows that indecent representation of women has increased in recent years. In West Bengal Cruelty by husband is the most reported crime in West Bengal and it is also observed that rape cases were decreased in West Bengal continuously in the last ten years. It has been found that Orissa and Bihar are significantly high in crimes like women assault on the internet, an insult to the modesty of women, kidnapping and rape comparing other states of study. Cruelty by husbands and cases under the immoral traffic act had significantly higher in West Bengal compared to other states under study. The Dowry death and kidnapping and abduction are significantly high in Bihar. The different levels of crimes against women in different states not only indicates the status of women in the society and the law and order situations of that state but also it is a reflection of the socio-psychological aspects. Proper implementation of laws along with awareness of related issues, along with continuous monitoring can play a crucial role to minimize the overall crime scenario.

scholarly journals Analysis of the Status of Women Directors: A Study on the Listed Financial Institutions of Bangladesh

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 130
Author(s):  
Chowdhury Saima Ferdous ◽  
Habiba Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Women Directors ◽  
Recruitment Process ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Status ◽  
Board Level ◽  
Status Of Women

This paper investigates the status of women directors of Bangladesh using all the listed financial institutions of this country. Particularly, the paper considers three issues: the number of women working as directors, their qualification; and their recruitment process. Using a mixed method, the overall findings of the study reveals a very dissatisfactory status of the women in the top position in the Financial Institutions of Bangladesh. It also indicated that, though the number of qualified women is increasing but the rate of growth is slow like many other countries. The patriarchal society and the socio-cultural factors are still dominating the recruitment process of women as a director. Though the overall findings show a sluggish growth of the status of women at the top position, the findings of this study indicate the gap in understanding of the policy makers and also among women, which will help in developing effective policies for ensuring gender diversity at the board level.

Roman History and the Status of Women

2020 ◽  
pp. 65-92
Author(s):  
John-Mark Philo
Keyword(s):  
Roman History ◽  
Querelle Des Femmes ◽  
Female Autonomy ◽  
The Status ◽  
Women's Dress ◽  
Status Of Women ◽  
Classical History

Chapter 3 locates William Thomas’s (d.1554) translation of a succinct but significant moment of the AUC concerning the repeal of the Lex Oppia, a sumptuary law targeting women in particular. The episode shows the women of Rome taking to the streets to demand the law’s repeal, forcing senators and tribunes alike to acknowledge their protest. Thomas thus chose to adapt one of the most arresting examples of women’s engagement in Roman politics. By choosing Livy as a champion of female autonomy, he went firmly against the contemporary grain, vying against more frequent appeals to the AUC as a means of censuring women’s dress and behaviour. Thomas was most probably alerted to this way of reading Livy during his extensive travel in Italy. During the Quattrocento, there had emerged a series of speeches and tracts concerning the status of women, which had similarly harnessed Livy in the defence of womankind. This chapter explores how Thomas was able combine these arguments with his own reading of classical history, producing a bold intervention in the Renaissance querelle des femmes.

scholarly journals Socio-cultural, Religious, and Political Aspects of the Status of Women in Pakistan

1998 ◽  
Vol 37 (4II) ◽  
pp. 727-746 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Hakim ◽  
Azra Aziz
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Social Indicators ◽  
Current Status ◽  
High Fertility ◽  
The Status ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Employment Of Women ◽  
The Many ◽  
Status Of Women

This paper gives an overview of socio-cultural, religious and political background of Pakistani society and examines the current status of women utilising data from Pakistan Fertility and Family planning Survey 1996-97. The low status of women is one of the many factors in Pakistani society, which interfere with the achievement of development goals. The success of family planning intervention also mainly depends upon the cooperation and involvement of women. The traditional social structures and norms that limit women's roles may limit their ability to contribute in efforts to control population growth. Some indicators, such as education of women, employment of women, women's participation in domestic and child related decisions, women's mobility, communication about family planning, religion and family planning, have been examined from Pakistan Fertility and Family Planning Survey (1996-97) [For detail of PFFPS, see Hakim et at. (1998)]. Data reveal that there is a little improvement in the social indicators of status of women in Pakistan, however, it is still very low which inhibit their participation in education and in the labour force as well as encouraging their high fertility. Maintenance of traditional Islamic and cultural restrictions on women may also conflict with the achievement of development goals in family planning. Hence an examination is required of Islamic teachings and customary laws affecting the status of women in Pakistani society and the family which ultimately restrict women from adopting family planning measures.

scholarly journals Left Behind? The Status of Women in Contemporary China

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Robert Walker ◽  
Jane Millar
Keyword(s):  
Gender Gap ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Political Factors ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
The Status ◽  
World Economic ◽  
Mainstream Society ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Status Of Women

<p>The status of women in China has deteriorated markedly since 2006 relative to other countries, according to the World Economic Forum Gender Gap Index. Taking a longer view, the position of women has greatly improved since the founding of the People’s Republic of China but, after the ‘opening up’ of the economy, the logic of the market and the legacy of patriarchy have worked to the detriment of women. After briefly reviewing trends in China’s economic, demographic and social development, this editorial follows the structure of the thematic issue in focusing on the processes which may have caused women to slip behind. Socio-economic and political factors are considered first before focusing on the impact of unprecedently large scale migration. The circumstances and experiences of women ‘left outside’ mainstream society are explored next before reflecting on the lives of women left behind in poverty.</p>

scholarly journals Protection Of Women’s Rights In Uzbekistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 03 (01) ◽  
pp. 334-339
Author(s):  
Dilfuza Tukhtasinovna Sobirova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Women's Rights ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Women’S Rights ◽  
The Status ◽  
Status Of Women

This article is devoted protecting women’s rights and their activity in Uzbekistan by the helping scientific literatures and main sources. Also research is given more attention paid to women by our government has increased, the status of women in the society has increased, and large-scale work has been started on this issue.

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