confrontations and protest of self-emancipation. This awakened woman earnestly desires to arrest her individuality as a human being. The Indian and Western woman deny to sit in the band – wagon of male dominated society. She awakens with a new sensibility and sensitivity which is essentially her own identity. In spite of being bind in traditions, ancient family and marriage laws of divorce, adoption, rape, dowry, inheritance and sexual exploitation, she is intensely eager to assert a new
the history, the role of women has been built around motherhood. According to Shurko (2012), reproductive body of women is seen in terms of “compulsory motherhood” (p. 78), which determines the only possible way of life of women and her body. It means that women should strive to fulfill their reproductive function that includes not only giving the birth for a child but also having responsibility in upbringing him/her and taking care of a family. Moreover, the desire for having a baby has been traditionally
A critical analysis of Commercial Surrogacy and Human Rights in Indian Legal System ‘He is my son’; ‘No he is mine’. After hearing both the ladies, the King delivered his judgment. ‘Divide the living child into two, and give half to one and half to the other’ For many in India womanhood is defined by becoming a mother. Surrogacy and Indian Legal System: The legal position of commercial surrogacy in India has been complex since its legal recognition in 2002 through the Indian Contract Act, 1872
when he was born, his parents die, and his country is taken away', which depicts the expected image of a man in the society that men should not be weak to cry more than three times. In a similar context, a saying ‘Be a man!’ is often used in the western culture. While the image and role of men in the society seem to emphasize the strength and powerfulness, 'be a woman' or 'be a lady' ask women a totally different image emphasizing softness and nurturing rather than any power-related one. These different
Syrian Christian family is patrilineal in nature, the sympathies of the parents lay with their sons and women are often given a paltry amount as dowry. The saddest thing is that the bride has no control over the money that she brings. The huge amount of money demanded by the bridegroom’s family and the obligation to provide the same for a daughter at marriage brings in lot of financial strain on her parents. Often the greedy husband pesters his wife to bring more from her natal family. Thus the word
Since patriotism has been described as an educational construct that could be somehow inherited from family, it is important that the sample reflects these possibilities. Even though the respondents’ answers are expected to yield more knowledge, it is possible their characteristics can also contribute to understanding the roots of patriotism and see if
of women in leadership roles (Maginn, 2010; Tan, 2008; Mathur-Helm, 2006). Among several reasons, the major obstacle that prevent women from ascending in corporate careers is the responsibilities they take in household activities and particularly motherhood (Kargwell, 2008). Despite of all these problems, several women proved to be capable of effectively managing multi-national companies. Best examples are Indra Nooyi (CEO of PepsiCo), Ginni Rometty (CEO of IBM), Meg Whitman (CEO of Hewlett-Packard)
Infertility is a major obstacle to good health and peaceful co-existence in many homes especially in developing countries. In spite of this, the treatment of infertility has not received adequate and comprehensive attention. Most of the discussions have centred on fertility reduction. Serious attempt has not been made to address treatment of infertility according taxonomy of causes of infertility. This why infertility treatments, even simple ones such as treatment of STIs (that cause infertility)
The distinctiveness of Indian theatrical tradition in the dramatic cultures of the world—its antiquity as well as its aesthetic appeal—is more or less indisputable today. The roots of theatre in India are ancient and deep-seated. Theatrical expression of some kind or the other has been since primitive and mythic times, an integral part of Indian life. Our knowledge about the initial, primitive stage of theatrical activity in India is very meagre. However one can safely say that theatre in India as
women have political rights but are often exploited; Saudi Women have no public role, yet they are the most secure and protected. The negative stereotypes of Muslim women probably arise from this varying treatment of women. This comes handy for the Western media, whose favorite pastime is to latch on to a few examples of illogical and aberrant behaviour and brand Islam as an “orthodox” religion, especially in its treatment of