WOMEN, MEDIA AND VIOLENCE

In patriarchal societies, all over the world, women experience subordination on a daily basis regardless of the class to which they belong. Women have been treated as the ‘other’ who required subordination, control and differential treatment. Whether it is economic security, food security, health security, personal or political security, women and young girls are affected in very specific ways due to their physical, emotional and material differences and also due to the important social, economic, and political inequalities existing between women and men.
Despite constitutional provisions and affirmative action by the government to bring in gender equality we find that women still face a lot of challenges. The recent spate of violence and rapes provoking widespread public outrage and unprecedented protests has led to a serious debate over the strategies and approaches that need to be evolved to counteract threats towards the safety of women. The book attempts to analyse and understand the myriad issues concerning women in contemporary society. Some of the articles offer media and literary reflections on gender issues. The book will be useful for scholars interested in gender and media studies.
Contents
1 Gandhian Feminism / Vidya Jain
2 Engendering Security through Egalitarianism / Bernedette Muthien
3 Revisiting Feminist Thought in Contemporary Times / Rashmi Jain
4 She Must Not Accept, She Must Challenge / Ranjit Kaur and Sapna Newar
5 Women’s Indecent Portrayal in Media / Chanchal Sinha and Prateeksha Tyagi
6 Child Sexual Abuse: Unearthing the Quiet Corners of ‘Home’ / Ritu Sen
7 Indian Fiction / Ruchi Sharma
8 Emotional Abuse / Priyanka Sharma
9 Traditions, Honour, and Women Security in a Global Context / Ramesh Kumar
10 Gender Inequality and Women’s Empowerment / Rameshwar Jat and Rinku Bala
11 Social Protection of Women Workers in Informal Sector in India / Subrata S. Satapathy
12 Work Without Fear / Shikha Sharma
13 Domestic Violence Against Women / Chandra Kumari
14 Nutritional Status of Middle Aged Urban Women in Jaipur / Kanika Varma and Aachu Agarwal
15 Twilight Years / Shubha Dube and Pooja Sharma