The present study on "Dimensions of Gender and Women Empowerment" is an attempt to highlight the recent developments related to women’s issues concerning their health, economic independence, education and social inclusion. Women must possess self-confidence, and freedom to choose their life and career. Classifying people on the basis of gender is worthless and a notion that should be strongly discouraged. Still, women are paid less, expected to work silently and do household chores even if they are bread winner of the family and restricted by theirfamily members. To overcome this state and to have a self-reliant role in society, women’s empowerment is highly needed. Empowering women is the basic and fundamental right of women. They have equal rights to participate in education, society, economics and politics. They are allowed to have higher education and treated equal to men but in terms of social, financial and emotional growth, the scenario is different. Therefore, this book proposes to highlight not only the importance of women’s empowerment, but also current scenario and challenges faced by women in the present era. It will further help to probe the relevant issues prevalent in the domain of gender studies by providing a wholesome understanding of the various dimensions of gender equality and women empowerment.
Dr. Pooja Joshi Assistant Professor Department of English University of Rajasthan, Jaipur
Dr. Namita Soni Director Maple Tree International School, Jaipur
1. Gender Bias and Women Empowerment in Shashi Deshpande’s Selected Novels .......................................................... 1 Dr. Aditi Kalra
2. Voices from the Margin: Dalit Feminism in Bama’s Sangati Events ..................................................................................... 9 Dr. Swatti Dhanwni
3. Impact of Covid-19 on Domestic Women Workers .................. 17 Dr. Shilpi Saini
4. Kitchen: Visualizing Gender Performance & Domestic Space in Ambai’s Short Stories ..................................................... 25 Priyanka Sharma
5. Articulating Gendered Spaces: Voices from the Margins ............................................................................................. 31 Dr. Pooja Joshi
6. A Study of Stress and Marital Adjustment During and Post Covid-19 ........................................................................... 39 Dr. Surabhi Sharmaand Manish Kumar Sharma
7. Translating Oppression into Opportunity for Women: Reliving Aesthetics of the Oppressed .......................................... 47 Dr. Geeta Garwa
8. Contemporary Reading of Ahalya: Who did the Justice? ....... 55 Purobi Sen
9. Possibilities of Empowering Women in Handloom Industry ............................................................................................. 63 Dr. Rachana Goswami
10. The Role of Women in Agriculture .............................................. 71 Dr. Preeti Sahu
11. Evaluation of Financial Literacy Among Rural Women in India: With Special Reference to Himachal Pradesh ................ 79 Sunita Kumari
12. Women in Lockdown: Challenges and Opportunities ............. 89 Dr. Namita Soni
13. Role of Women in Sustainable Economy .................................... 99 Parul Sharma
14. An Analysis of Women’s Status in Major States of India ......107 Dr. Chitra Chaudhary
15. Personality Type and Religiosity Among Street Girls (14-24 Years)..............................................................117 Dr. Medha Sharma, Prof. Kavita Koradia and Prof. Darshan Narang
16. Role of Women in Literature: An Introduction .......................129 Manish Kumawat
