Understanding Women's Issues-A Feminist Standpoint

Despite the plethora of provisions and advancement made women living in modern India are confronted with issues of discrimination subjugation oppression and denials. Crimes against women today have assumed the proportion of an epidemic. It is pertinent that we analyze the social realities from woman's 'vantage point'. The anthology reflects various aspects of women's lives the discriminatory practices subjugation oppressions they are subjected to and their struggles against the patriarchal terrorism.. It is strongly felt that understanding women's lives experiences of oppression from a feminist standpoint produces more complete and less distorted knowledge than that produced by men. This is what Women's Studies is all about. The book also seeks to address the Muslim women's issues Sharia and the Islamic Feminism. Shahida has tried to provide the 'epistemology of the oppressed' as it gives a different view on hegemonic reality. The anthology could serve as reference material for all the students of gender studies.