CBSE Civics Class 7

Women Change the World

Women Change the World - Chapter Wise CBSE Solved Question and Answer Based On NCERT

Points To Remember:

  • There are some occupations that are suitable for men than for women. Our society has changed a lot for women as a result of their struggle for equality
  • Now a day women are getting educated and new opportunities are created for them
  • 83.6 percent of working women in India are engaged in agricultural work, a major percentage of women also serves as nurses and teachers
  • Still, In India there are many girls who do not get the same support that boys do to study and to lead a better life. In most families, once girls finish school, they are encouraged by their family to see marriage as their main aim in life
  • In our society boys are pressurised to think about getting a job that will pay a good salary, so that they can manage their family properly
  • After lot of efforts made my men and women, girl’s school opened to educate female child
  • Amar Jiban is the first known autobiography written by an Indian woman Rashsundari Devi (1800-1890). She was a housewife from a rich landlord’s family. She taught herself how to read and write in secret, after her marriage
  • Many families are too poor and unable to bear the cost of educating all their children. In this situation boys gets preference
  • Now a day there are some fields like legal reform, violence and health where girls are working at larger level. These changes had brought as a result of women’s struggle collectively. Many men support women’s movement as well
  • Supreme Court formulated guidelines in 1997 to protect women against sexual harassment at the workplace and within educational institutions



Chapter 5 Women Change the World