The history of women and gender in India
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- A Quiet Revolution in the Factory
- By Nonika Singh, for Women's Feature Service. 24 February, 1995. Growth
of female employment in Punjab electronics industry linked to changes
in social position on women.
- Sexual harassment cases - seeking international info
- From the Delhi based Women's group - Sakshi, 6 March, 1995, re gang rape of
child marriage campaigner. Issue of whether "sexual harassment" is
part of Westernization.
- "Kitchen Fires" Kill Indian Brides With Inadequate
Dowries
- From UPI, 23 July 1997. In-laws kill brides with inadequate dowries, although
the institution of dowries is outlawed. Problem of female infanticide in
Asia.
- Indian women still awaiting independence
- By Sonali Verma, Reuter, 12 August 1997.
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