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Women and Asset Ownership in Delhi’s Mahila Haat:A Case Study


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1 Jadavpur University, Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
 

Women have come a long way when it comes to fighting for their rights since the Independence. But they still have to face challenges from the male dominated society. The social reformers have done their part by raising issues for women, organizing marches and protests, fighting for women rights. There are people who have been engaged in promoting and advancing women’s interests in the recent years too. There have been programs and policies, projects and other initiatives as well to make women socially, politically and economically empowered.

Keywords

Women, Ownership, Asset, Delhi.
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Authors

Shreya Mukhopadhyay
Jadavpur University, Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Abstract


Women have come a long way when it comes to fighting for their rights since the Independence. But they still have to face challenges from the male dominated society. The social reformers have done their part by raising issues for women, organizing marches and protests, fighting for women rights. There are people who have been engaged in promoting and advancing women’s interests in the recent years too. There have been programs and policies, projects and other initiatives as well to make women socially, politically and economically empowered.

Keywords


Women, Ownership, Asset, Delhi.

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