WOMEN OF RURAL HARYANA AND SUBJECTIVE EVALUATION OF THEIR STATUS IN INDIAN SOCIETY: MEN AND WOMEN DO NOT LIE ON A SAME PLANE
Keywords:
rural, haryana, men, women, attitudes, status, subjectiveAbstract
Women in India have never enjoyed equal status to men since the vedic period. It is evident from several texts of ancient times that women were considered inferior and devoid of several priviliges that were provided to men. With the advent of modern era, it was believed that men and women would benefit equally from social norms and trends. However, in the last 68 years since Indian independence from british rule, several forces in society have made it almost impossible for women from all classes to acquire equal rights as of men. It is believed that since men are still the dominating force in majority of indian families, hence their attitudes towards women would determine how women would seek their equal status as of men. The present study was conducted to see if men and women believe whether women have satisfactory status in Indian society or not. Modernization Attitude Scale was used to assess the attitudes towards position of women with a single item. Responses were provided as ‘yes’ or ‘no’. Results from chi-square (11.25, p<0.001) revealed that men believe that women’s status is satisfactory while women think that women do not have satisfactory status in Indian society. The huge discrepancy between responses of both genders shows how much rigidity is expressed by males in rural areas regarding status of women. Men are not aware of what women are feeling about themselves and consider their own attitudes as final in making any judgment about women. Women, on the other hand, think very differently from males and consider their status as deeply unsatisfying and hold aspirations very different from the kind of work and tasks they are currently performing.
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