Women's Study Centre, JMC

Feminism: Multidimensional, Dynamic, and Developing  Shreya Ghosh and Shreya Dash  A popular question related to the subject matter is, “Why do we need feminism?”. After all, women have made and continue to make their mark in academics, in the workplace and in the society, and for all practical purposes, are capable of everything that men can do. The answer is not in a textbook or an academic paper, or clearly apparent to anyone until one looks around and notices their surroundings and the people around them. There are some obvious reasons, and then there are reasons which manifest in minute ways. Certain notions about women are ingrained in our minds, the minds of all people alike. Some of us try to break free of notions that are detrimental to the position of women in society, while others refuse to. It can be a girl having a drastically earlier curfew set by her parents than the one her brother faces, or the fact that a large number of women feel ...

Woman and Family Nitleen Kaur You might expect that this paper is going to talk about the hardships, struggles and the obstacles a woman faces in a family. But no, this paper will emphasize what a woman CAN DO and HAS DONE as a member of the family and how ‘she’ empowers herself by breaking the shackles of restriction and the deep rooted stereotypes against her with respect to her role in a family. We will highlight in this paper, every contribution made by a woman often subdued because it is about time, we explore the positive connotation of a woman’s role in a family. A woman has adopted umpteen numbers of roles and has lived up to all of them. Each of a woman’s contribution has been normalized as a duty or a responsibility without giving her the due credit which is often taken by others. A woman is a key contributor to the quality of living in a family and helps in the sustainable development of the family. She often stands as a support system and a pillar...

Domestic Violence in the Lifespan Authors: Neha Datta and Sargun Lalia, Department of Psychology, Jesus and Mary College Aim: This paper explores the various dimensions of domestic violence towards women across various life stages. Abstract: The present paper explores the dimensions and transformation of domestic violence faced by a female as she progresses through her different life stages. Insights have been taken from Malavika Karlekar’s discussion of domestic violence. This paper explores the various dimensions of the “ever-present fact” of violence. The life-cycle approach is used to elucidate the layers of violence as manifested across the stages of life of a female and the many forms it takes, both overt and covert, and physical and non-physical (psychological, social etc.). This approach sheds light on the numerous layers of violence which unfold on a female first as a girl child, then in her conjugal home and then in her old age-each phase influenc...

“ TROUBLED AREAS”: Looking Away From the Lens of the Mainstream Presented by Esther Tingsangthiem Gangte B.A. History (Hons) - 3 rd year This paper is an attempt to understand the position of women living in the ‘troubled areas’ of the North East of India, who have to fight for an equal space amidst the ongoing tussle between the male dominated insurgents and the masculine uniformed men of the Indian state. Highlighting how the enactment of extra-ordinary powers under AFSPA creates a precarious condition for fight. And also to understand how the women of the North East are trying to change this paradigm of women as ‘silent and submissive’ as seen in their efforts, through organisations and protests, to make their voices heard against gendered violence. The North East of India is a region of myriad complexities. Women’s lives here are extremely complex. They are affected both by immigration as well as securitisation of the area , increase...