HISTORY
THE COLD WAR ERA
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Question
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The glass ceiling was finally shattered.
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The pink collar ghetto was closed down.
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Women s opportunities and roles expanded.
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Poverty among women was greatly reduced.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The emancipation or elevation of women, i.e., modifying social practises to enable women to play a more vital and constructive role in society; and equal rights for men and women, i.e., expansion of civil rights, are thought to be the main goals of Indian women’s movements.
Detailed explanation-2: -Women played a prominent role and led demonstrations, invented and shouted militant slogans and mobilised the masses. As women’s militancy developed, gender based issues were raised. There was an anti-alcohol agitation as men used to get drunk and beat their wives.
Detailed explanation-3: -Women’s participation in the struggle for freedom developed their critical consciousness about their role and rights in independent India. This resulted in the introduction of the franchise and civic rights of women in the Indian constitution.
Detailed explanation-4: -Women and women’s organizations also worked on behalf of many social and reform issues. By the beginning of the new century, women’s clubs in towns and cities across the nation were working to promote suffrage, better schools, the regulation of child labor, women in unions, and liquor prohibition.