Women and Development : Opportunities and Challenges

Contents: Preface. I. Overview of Policy Impacts and Suggestive Measures: 1. Gender Balance for Good Governance - An Overview of Women's Reservations in Panchayati Raj Institutions of Bihar. 2. Role of MGNREGA for the Development of Women in Tripura. 3. Women Entrepreneurs in India : A Comparative Study of Telengana and Kerala. 4. Women Empowerment in India in 21st Century Reality or Mirage. 5. Information Literacy Programs for Women Student of North Indian University Libraries. 6. Women Empowerment in India : With Reference to Challenges in 21st Century. 7. Staccato Sentences : A Technique in Arundhati Roy's 'The God of Small Things'. II. Social Issues and Remedial Measures: 8. Prostitution as a Social Evil in India : Causes and Remedies. 9. Sexual Assault : The Greatest Hindrance to Women Empowerment. 10. Marital Rape : An Obstacle in the Way of Women Development. 11. Eve Teasing and Molestation : Crime Against Humanity.  12. Impact of Stressful Life Events and Social Support on Health and Adjustment of Women. III. Legal Framework and Development of Women: 13. Vitriolage in India and Legal Remedies Available to Victims: An Analytical Approach. 14. Prostitution : A Remonstrance in Combating the Trafficking in Women. 15. Women Protection Laws : Decline of Social and Moral Values in the Shade of Women. 16. Role of UN in the Development of Women's Rights Vis-a-vis Women's Empowerment. 17. Khurja Pottery Industries and Women Labour: A Study of Effluent Pollutants and Health Hazards. 18. Women Empowerment: A Study on Constitutional and Legislative Perspective. Index.