Volume : 4, Issue : 4, APR 2018

CHALLENGES OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT: EFFORTS TO REDUCE MENACE

DR.S.SUGUMAR

Abstract

For centuries women were not treated equal to men in many ways. They were not allowed to own property, they did not have a Share in the property of their parents, they had no voting rights, they had no freedom to choose their work or job and so on. Now that we have come out of those dark days of oppression of women there is a need for strong movement to fight for the rights of women and to ensure that they get all the rights which men have or in other words a movement for the Empowerment of Women. The present seminar has been planned with a view to discuss the various issues related to the Empowerment of Women and to suggest measures for achieving this end.

Keywords

Habitual Male Suppression, Domination, Unsayable feelings, Agony, Curiosity to come out.

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