A RETROSPECTION ON HOW GENDER DISCRIMINATION EXISTED IN INDIA CULMINATED IN THE FORBIDDANCE OF THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION OF FEMALE SECT., AIMS AND OBJECTIVES, WHAT IS GENDER DISCRIMINATION,POSITION OF WOMEN IN ANCIENT PERIOD,VEDIC PERIOD,MAURYAN PERIOD,MUGHAL PERIOD,MUSLIM PERIOD,MEDIAVAL PERIOD, BUDDHIST PERIOD,MODERN PERIOD, MODERN PERIOD

1. A RETROSPECTION ON HOW
GENDER DISCRIMINATION
EXISTED IN INDIA CULMINATED
IN THE FORBIDDANCE OF THE
RIGHT TO EDUCATION OF
FEMALE SECT

2. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
1. To understand the status of women in Ancient
India.
2. For highlighting the major problems faced by the
women in Ancient period.
3. To understand the changes in the status of women,
when they travel from ancient to modern period.
4. To encourage modern education system and views
of teachers in classroom.
5. To highlight the importance of infusing gender
awareness.

3. 6. To promote gender equality and diversity on all
campus through education and training
7. To identify and remove gender inequalities that
may exist. ie, denying women [both staff and
students]fair access to resources, employment
opportunities, advancement and achievement.

4. WHAT IS GENDER DISCRIMINATION?
Gender discrimination is the type of discrimination
which is based on the gender of the person.
Usually women are treated differently and unequal
than men in their education, carrier, economic
advancement and political influences.
It is a common type of discrimination that is
happening throughout the world, even in the
developed countries.

5. POSITION OF WOMEN IN ANCIENT
PERIOD

6. VEDIC PERIOD
The foundation of social life of Vedic people was
patriarchal.
The birth of girl was not generally welcome. One reason
was that a son lived with his aged parents till their death
and did not migrate like a daughter to another family after
marriage.
Vedic parents wanted to impart education to children so
that they could settle in life.
Marriage was obligatory for both men and women foe
religious purposes.
The wife occupied a respectable position in the Vedic
society

7. MAURYAN PERIOD
Women’s position was subordinate to that of men.
Women from upper class or higher classes are
allowed to study and take part in political activities.
If the women has son, she shall be not at liberty in
using property that she need to give to her son.
Widow remarriage was allowed
Usually husband’s brother will marry the widow in
the warrior class.

8. MUGHAL PERIOD
Position of and status of women in this period was
not quite high.
Purdah and child marriage had become common.
Except those of the lower classes, women in
Mughal period did not move out of their houses.
The birth of daughter was considered in auspicious,
while that of son was an occasion for celebration.
Early marriage.
Women in Mughal period were not allowed
remarriage.

9. MUSLIM PERIOD
Women faced a number of hardship and cruelties
due to evil practices like child marriage, Sati,
widowhood, prostitution and the devadasi system.
Life became insecure.
Restriction on her rights and freedom and her
resultant hardship were aggravated.
Women were forcibly taken away to be slaves or
marry into Muslim homes.
Women does not deserve freedom and that she
should , throughout her life, be depend on man.
Most women who subject to purdah, had no
opportunity for education.

10. MEDIEVAL PERIOD
The position of women became worse in this
period.
System of pardah and jauhar were being introduced
by Muslim and Rajput community against women.
In both the systems, liberty of women was curtailed
by community that they were not giving right to
moment or leave their lives without any restriction
of fear and without any burden.

11. BUDDHIST PERIOD
In this period the position of women improved to
some extent.
In religious field, women came to occupy a distinctly
superior place.
They had their own sangha called Bhikshuni
‘sangha’, which provided avenues of cultural
activities and social services.
They got ample opportunities in public life.
Economic status of the women remain unchanged

12. MODERN PERIOD
The position and status of the women in India
considerably changed in modern Indian society.
The population of the women is almost half of the
total population of India.
Indian laws are being made without discrimination
against women, as a result Indian women enjoying
high position in our society .
Women today occupy high ranking posts like I.A.S,
I.P.S, also in our Defense services.
Women are joining in the field of science and
technology.

13. SUGGESTIONS
1. The history of women and gender discrimination
should be included in the syllabus.
2. Giving proper awareness to all students about
gender.
3. Parents should not show any type of gender bias
among family.
4. Provide equal pay for equal work for both men and
women without any discrimination.
5. In order to remove gender discrimination in class
room, the teacher should learn about gender
discrimination, how they may be discriminating
and what they can do to stop it.

14. 6. We must change how girls, families and society
imagine what girls can be and can do. We must
take care to raise aspiration of girls and their
parents.
7. The existing institutions for higher learning
exclusively for boys should admit girls/women also
wherever possible.
8. Provide higher educational opportunities for
women, through that we can reduce the practice
of early marriage.

15. THANK YOU
BY
JAZIL PUTHUR