Women Entrepreneurship in Rural India: A Study on Women of Gujarat

Pate Janvi () and Sinha Anubha ()
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Pate Janvi: Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
Sinha Anubha: Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode

No 438, Working papers from Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode

Abstract: Feminism as an ideology is associated with women’s rights and women’s movements across the world. The purpose of this paper is to clear the misconceptions about feminism in the third world countries by highlighting the major feminist movements in India. Firstly, it talks about the evolution of feminism in India and across the globe. It showcases the works of feminists like Mahatma Phule, Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar and talks about Brahminical feminism in India. It then draws attention to feminism after independence when ‘The Committee for the Status of Women in India’ was set up to review the status of women in the country. It also discusses different prominent movements which took place in India like the Shetkari movement, Chipko movement, Hindu Militant feminism, etc. and how some of those movements led to the enactment of new laws favoring women while how some proved negative for the cause of feminism. The paper concludes with an analysis on Indian feminism, for which different opportunities to overcome threats and weaknesses are discussed.

Keywords: Feminism in India; evolution of feminism; movements in India; feminist ideology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 18 pages
Date: 2021-03
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