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[45] [46] A 2011 study published by Tarakeswara Rao et al. in the Journal of Commerce indicated that almost 50% of the Indian population consists of women, yet fewer than 5% of businesses are owned by women. [45] In fact, in terms of entrepreneurship as an occupation, 7% of total entrepreneurs in India are women, while the remaining 93% are men ...
Currently, women in India face a multitude of health problems, which ultimately affect the aggregate economy's output. Addressing the gender, class or ethnic disparities that exist in healthcare and improving the health outcomes can contribute to economic gain through the creation of quality human capital and increased levels of savings and ...
The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia. With a decline in their status from the ancient to medieval times ...
Print/export Download as PDF; ... Women's rights in India (12 C, 76 P) Pages in category "Social issues in India"
Feminist academics in India have also ignored the caste issues that Dalit women faced. [citation needed] As expressed by Swaroopa Rani, Indian feminists saw all women as being the same, and therefore having the same problems. [20] Dalit feminists challenge this idea. [20]
After independence, the All India Women's Conference continued to operate and in 1954 the Indian Communist Party formed its own women's wing known as the National Federation of Indian Women. However, feminist agendas and movements became less active right after India's 1947 independence, as the nationalist agendas on nation building took ...
Sandra García knows firsthand what it’s like to have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace. García recalls working in an orange packinghouse when she was around 20 years old; the ...
As politician Renuka Choudary says, in India, 70% of women are victims of domestic violence. [45] The National Family Health Survey (NFHS) conducted in 2016 uncovered a concerning aspect: a substantial 86% of Indian women who experienced domestic violence chose not to disclose their ordeal, refraining from sharing it with friends or family ...