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标题：Women at the 21 Century: A reflection on the status and security of women in Assam
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作者：Sanjay Kanti Das
期刊名称：Journal of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences
印刷版ISSN：1944-1088
电子版ISSN：1944-1096
出版年度：2012
卷号：4
期号：1
出版社：Guild of Independent Scholars
摘要：The greatest challenge today is to improve the status of women who constitute half the population of the country. The Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles given in the Constitution of India bear faithful application of the principle of nondiscrimination so that women are entitled to the same rights as men as citizens of India. Yet women are not treated as equal as men. Under the 'Trickle down theory' in the planning process it was expected that women will equally benefit along with men. The Indian plan document recognizes that inspite of development measures and constitutional legal guarantees; women have lagged behind in almost all sectors. It is often seen that despite tremendous contribution of women to all sectors, their work is considered just an extension of the household domain and remains non-monetized. This study attempts to explore on the much debated question on the status of women, how far they are secured in society and how far they are empowered. This study highlights the status of women in respect of employment, education, demographic, and health scenario. Moreover, women's attitude, political participation of women and women's access to monetary resources and credit are also incorporated in this paper. The study is being enriched by supplying numerical facts on different parameters and efforts are also given to make a comparative analysis with the all India level. Further, an effort is also made to suggest the ways to improvise their existing status. It is observed form the study that the status of women of Assam is high in comparison to the women of some other States of India in some respects but they are not fully secured. But various cases of crimes against women in the State are increasing alarmingly. Hence, some strategic approaches for improving women's status in Assam are quite necessary
关键词：Status of Women; Female workforce Participation; Women ;Violence; North Eastern Region; Women Access to credit