Status of women in Society
Women have been treated as 'objects' by the patriarchal society in India and elsewhere. However, there is no uniform pattern in social, cultural and economic distinctions between men and women. In contemporary India, gender-based consciousness has its origin in emergence of the middle class and their problems. Patriarchy is strongly embedded in India despite several movements for the upliftment of women launched by women's organisations during the pre and the post-independence periods.
Even today, women are treated as inferior in their own families, by parents-in-law and even by their husbands. This is generally true of families belonging to all castes and classes, but it is more often found among those groups who are still under the influence of feudalism or have feudalistic lifestyles and values.
The Government of India has taken up the problems of divorce, dowry, rape etc with a view to find solutions which will ensure equality of women with men. The latest legislations and actions are not only stringent and effective, but court decisions and police actions are also in favour of the women victims.
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