Essays on Dowry

In Nigeria, there are two main types of marriage: monogamy and polygyny. Monogamy refers to a union between one man and one woman, while polygyny is a union between one man and multiple wives. Traditional marriages in many Nigerian cultural groups are typically arranged between families rather than individuals, making it the responsibility of both…

A wedding ceremony has great importance in different cultures of the worlds. In Pakistan it seems to be to outshine one another resulting in negative budgets. Such unreasonable behavior is only to not lose face or deviate from the norms. Religion calls for simplicity while society and culture implores for lavish spending. This research proposes…

General Information Sexism is the belief that rights and functions in society should be governed by one s sex. Throughout history sexism has been male- driven accompanied by the belief in the lower status of adult females. The State of World Population Report 2000 provinces that each twelvemonth adult females undergo an estimated 50 million…

“Fall, My Mother” written by Ambai tells the story of the coming of age in a particular Indian society. The passage takes the reader on a journey as a young girl realizes that life as she knows it will never be the same. At the same time the story also highlights the realization every female…

The essay responds to Susan Moller Okin’s article titled “Is Multiculturalism Bad for Women?” and supports Okin’s stance that an unquestioning and shallow adoption of multiculturalism can lead to the mistreatment of the very people it intends to protect. In this regard, it argues that within this specific framework, multiculturalism is harmful to women and…

Women have been getting a good dose of it. Be it on the streets, in malls, colleges and even in offices, eve teasing has been around ever since Adam woke up from his slumber to discover a missing rib! Wolf-whistling, name-calling, sometimes even bottom-pinching, Eves have gone through hell. But have they ever given it…

The education of Elizabethan women, particularly those of commoner status, consisted solely of learning domestic skills necessary for running a household and fulfilling traditional wifely duties. Formal education or schooling was not available to them. Marriage was the main career option for girls, and single women were deemed suspicious, often being accused of witchcraft by…

Throughout history, women have faced limited legal rights and career opportunities in comparison to men. Traditionally, their roles primarily revolved around being wives and mothers. Furthermore, women were often regarded as commodities and could be bought and sold like slaves. Men, on the other hand, enjoyed numerous advantages and privileges under written laws. Both Egyptian…

INTRODUCTION Within the Indian subcontinent, there have been infinite variations of the status of women, differing according to the cultural milieu, family structures, caste, class, property right etc. we have to specify as to whether we are talking about rural women or urban women, about middle class or lower class women, about Brahmin or scheduled…

Rights on the ancestral property i. e great grand fathers property after their death of after marriage for daughters. “The devolution of property on the death of its owner or property beneficaryreceives from the estate of a deceased person”. Parental property right is a natural right which is coming from many eras . even in…