Empowerment of women--miles to go
By: edited by Savita Singh.
Contributors: Siṃha, Savitā.; International Centre of Gandhian Studies and Research.
Publisher: International Centre of Gandhian Studies & Research, Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New Delhi
Language: eng
Number of pages: 314
Subjects: Women in development -- India; Women in politics -- India; Women in rural development -- India
Description: Contributed articles.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 300-304) and index.
Table of contents: title: Gandhi and empowerment of women: miles to go -- K.D. Gangrade; title: Gandi and women's empowerment -- Jaya Jaitly; title: Gandhi's confidence in women -- Varsha Das; title: Gandhi's feminist politics, gender equity and patriarchal values -- Kiran Saxena; title: Gandhi: the great emancipator -- Rabi Ray; title: Violence against women: a few thoughts -- N. Radhakrishnan; title: Challenges of the 21st century and the role of Indian women -- Sarojini Vardappan; title: Just as the men do -- Sushma Narain; title: Reservation of seats for women in decision-making bodies -- Usha Mehta, Usha Thakkar; title: Reservation in legislatures for women: a political gimmick -- Syed Shahabuddin; title: Do women need reservation in parliament? -- Y.P. Anand; title: Women and the earth -- Vidyaben Shah; title: Women and environmental sustenance -- Srikant K. Panigrahi; title: Harmony: a value reinforcing process and construct -- Rajni Tandon; title: Burden of development in traditional societies: a case study of Chinese women -- Sonika Gupta; title: Transformation change in India -- PRagya Sharma; title: Listening to women's voices -- Savita Singh