This paper examines the long-term link between British colonialism and women empowerment in India. We compare women … colonialism on several drivers of women empowerment including education, fertility, marital age, gender norms, etc. While our … colonial rule. Controlling for selective annexation using a specific policy, we find that women who live in areas that were …

Women are increasingly becoming the victims of discrimination and deprivation despite the overall development of the … safest place for all – is strange and painful. Both mental and physical tortures, often leading to death of women in the … our attention. This paper is an attempt to re-look at the evolution of family and to examine gender violence as a complex …