AWARENESS ABOUT CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL RIGHTS AMONG WOMEN: A CASE STUDY OF VILLAGE DILWAN, DISRICT UNA, H.P.

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  • Dr. Bhavana Sharma Principal Author

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Abstract

We cannot deny this fact that women empowerment and human development go hand in hand as women folk constitutes almost 50% of the world population and is therefore a valuable human resource. Women empowerment has become challenge of this century and to fulfill this challenge, various strategies and policies have been made including social empowerment, economic empowerment, political empowerment and more particularly gender equality in order to eliminate all types of discrimination against women.

In India also there are various constitutional and legal provisions which ensure equality as well as empowerment of women. And for this purpose various suitable economic policies and social welfare programmes for women has been launched from time to time. But still, India fails to achieve the desired results.

This study will provides a detailed overview of topic, attempt to understand the perception of women in society and understanding of women regarding various rights and laws. This paper presents some results from a study of level of awareness about constitutional and legal rights among women of village Dilwan, p.o. Diara, tehsil Amb, District Una, H.P. This paper suggests measures for effective programme and policies for awareness about laws, rights and policies among women at grass root level. 

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19-01-2018

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Dr. Bhavana Sharma. “AWARENESS ABOUT CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL RIGHTS AMONG WOMEN: A CASE STUDY OF VILLAGE DILWAN, DISRICT UNA, H.P”. Journal of Legal Studies & Research, vol. 4, no. 1, Jan. 2018, pp. 126-38, https://journal.thelawbrigade.com/jlsr/article/view/2063.