Women of India

1. Feminism In Global Perspective The Women of India By: Betsy Olson

2. About Me First to start off, my name is Betsy and I am a sophomore at MSUM. I am an Education major with minors in Leadership, Communication Studies, and Coaching. I grew up on a farm near a small town in the Midwestern part of Minnesota. I enjoy being outdoors a lot and having a good time. I look forward to getting to know all of you.

4. Many reformers undertook certain measures to get rid of certain social stigmas in the society.

5. One reformer started a Muslim University for the spread of education among Muslims and abolished the Purdah system among Muslim women.

6. Many acts were also passed in support of the women of India such as the Widow Remarriage Act of 1856, which was a huge step up from previously having to be burned alive with your dead husband.

7. The women of India have now been granted freedom and rights which were previously intangible to them.

9. Female Infanticides- Is also known as a sex selective abortion that favors the male sex and deselects the female sex and because of this, India has a low female sex ratio to that of the men.

11. Overworked- Many women in India are overworked. They often work double the hours that the males do, but they are not even given credit for it.

13. India has largest population of working women in the world.

14. India has more doctors, surgeons, scientists, professors than the United States

16. SyedaSaiyidainHameed- She is a member of the planning commission and holds responsibilities including Women and Children, Health, and Small and Medium Enterprises.

18. Ela Bhatt- She is the founder of the Self-Employed Women's Association of India. Ela Bhatt is also a leader of the international labour, cooperative, women, and micro-finance movements, and she has won several national and international awards.

20. Brinda Karat- She is a communist politician from India and she became the first woman member of the CPI(M) Politburo. She has also held positions as the general secretary and vice president of the All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA).

22. Works Cited “Women Activists India." Women Activists India. Web. 11 June 2011. <http://womenactivistsindia.com "Women in India." Free Encyclopedia & Web Portal on Indian Culture & Lifestyle. Web. 11 June 2011. <http://www.indianetzone.com/