My partner and I decided to research the major differences of the roles of women in India. We decided to compare the social role of women in India's past traditions and during the present day. I chose to work on this project because I knew about the traditional role of women in India, but I did not know much about the current role of women and was interested. After researching these two topics, I learned that according to tradition, Women stayed at home, cooking and cleaning while the husband went to his work. In their society today, women have jobs like their husbands. Many of womens laws have changed in relation to the traditions.  An example of this would be the forced marriages made by a childs parents.  In tradition, the parents were able to decide who their daughter would mary, but this no longer happens in todays society.

 Austin N

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 This picture was taken from an website talking about women who are bieng

underpayed for their work.  Although Indian women are allowed to have a job,

some people do not appreciate this law and underpay female workers.

The Ramayana is a classic piece of Indian literature. 

The character of Sita in the Ramayana is a classic trditional

image of how a woman should act.  She is soft spoken

and kind and all her status is through her husband, Rama. 

This picture shows an Indian woman working in what appears to be a textile

factory.  It shows how Indian woman now have the opportunity to hold down

jobs and support themselves.