ROLE OF WOMEN IN TODAY’S WORLD

Women are an integral part of today’s society. They have an active social life. They participate in various social and cultural functions.

A woman today no longer lags behind the man in the most occupations. She plays the games of football, cricket, and hockey. She draws the attention of the world as an athlete.

The women can no more be kept behind the curtains doing only domestic duties. Our society is accepting the wider participation of women. They are working as pilots; and they are even holding the helm of a country’s administration.

The women now work in offices both as clerks and as officers. They participate at Assemblies and Parliaments as the people’s representatives.

Women, with her intelligence and personality, protect the family from disruptions and disintegration.

Women held high status and position in Ancient times. In later ages, her status deteriorated. Evidently, a majority of the women still do not enjoy equal status.

Women’s position in the family very much depends upon the level of their education. Higher the level of her education, greater equality she enjoys in the family.

It appears that Indian woman is still not treated at par with man in social and family life. The educated women even today though earning, are in acquiescence with the doctrine of the male domination. The education may have made them economically independent, but they still lack the needed self-confidence.

The reason seems to be that they have been brought up under the old cultural atmosphere and they have not been able to shake off its influence even after the acquisition of modern education.

However, in our times, her role has changed. Society has started recognizing her contribution. There is need for complete equality among men and women. She has all the rights to command equal status with men