Read the passage carefully and answer the questions based on the passage:
There has been greater recognition that both men and women are constrained by dominant gender identities. For instance, men in patriarchal societies feel they must be strong and successful. It is not manly, to express oneself emotionally. A gender-just society would allow both men and women to be free. This, of course, rests on the idea that for true freedom to grow and develop, injustices of all kinds have to end. The idea of a gender-just society is based upon two important factors - educated women with multiple roles and improved sex ratio. The programme of the Government of India, Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana is an important effort in the actualization of a gender-just society.
What is the situation of women in patriarchal society?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Face discrimination in various spheres.
Option (4) Face discrimination in various spheres. — Correct. All women are in some way disadvantaged vis-a-vis men, though not all suffer the same level or kind of discrimination: the concerns of an educated middle-class woman differ from those of a peasant woman, and a Dalit woman’s from an ‘upper caste’ woman’s. The women’s movement has therefore fought on many fronts: violence, dowry, land rights, employment and sexual harassment.
Note: The passage of Q1-Q5 is taken from the NCERT chapter ‘Social Movements’, from the closing lines of its section on the women’s movement, almost word for word. Five questions came from one paragraph at the very end of the book, so read every chapter to its last line.
NCERT (2025-26): “Post 1947 … Apart from organisational changes, there were new issues that were focussed upon. For instance, violence against women. Over the years, there have been numerous campaigns that have been taken up. You may have noticed that application for school forms have both father’s and mother’s names. This was not always true. Likewise, important legal changes have taken place thanks to the campaign by the women’s movement. Issues of land rights, employment have been fought alongside rights against sexual harassment and dowry.” “There has been a recognition too that while all women are in some way disadvantaged vis-a-vis men, all women do not suffer the same level or kind of discrimination.…” |