Complex human psychology and dignity of women within the larger society
A societal perspective
Keywords:
Gender, Patriarchal society, Domestic Violence, Eve-teasing, MenstruationAbstract
Gender stereotype sexists still continues to prevail even in the 21st century in every nook and corner of the mother earth. Women and girls around the world, both in the developed as well as the developed nation, are affected in some way or the other and their talents are left untapped. WHO states that nearly 1 out of every 3 women experience physical or sexual abuse in various forms like domestic violence, eve-teasing,rape, or subject to violence of the spouse, or any unwanted sexual attention etc,. Even the physiological process of menstruation in women is considered as a thing of despise in various religions. There have been several liberation movements, campaigns and laws enacted from time to time to bring about a radical change in the patriarchal society and a steady progress in the condition of women and the certain discrimination which a female face in varied aspects. This research paper attempts to explore the countless complicated experiences a woman faces in her entire lifetime since time immemorial across the globe.
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