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The Householder: A Peek into the Changing Role of Women in India
The roles of men and women in the ancient society were well defined. And even though the institution of marriage has remained the same since aeons, a woman’s purpose and status has drastically changed over the years.
Women, since the beginning of time, were always taught that their purpose was to serve men. But now, the idea that women are created for themselves and for their own happiness is beginning to conquer the world. Women, today, are educated, independent and not at all at the mercy of men. From living their lives as an oppressed gender, women now have an equal role in society.
But despite her liberation, women continue to be enchained by the conditionings of the patriarchal mind-set. The Householder explores the psychology which is responsible for the biases and prejudices that surround a woman’s identity and sexuality and takes us through her journey of survival in a unanimously skewed world.
Women, since the beginning of time, were always taught that their purpose was to serve men. But now, the idea that women are created for themselves and for their own happiness is beginning to conquer the world. Women, today, are educated, independent and not at all at the mercy of men. From living their lives as an oppressed gender, women now have an equal role in society.
But despite her liberation, women continue to be enchained by the conditionings of the patriarchal mind-set. The Householder explores the psychology which is responsible for the biases and prejudices that surround a woman’s identity and sexuality and takes us through her journey of survival in a unanimously skewed world.
224 pages, Paperback
Published July 30, 2018
About the author
Ritu Sharma
64 books1 followerRitu Sharma, MPH, is the Vice President for US Programs and Policy Advocacy at CARE. She guides the organization’s advocacy towards the US Government, international institutions and across 42 national governments. In addition, Ritu leads CARE’s nascent work across the United States providing emergency response to disasters and economic opportunities for women post-disaster.
Prior to CARE, Ritu was a Regional Director at the International Youth Foundation (IYF) working on young women’s economic opportunity, and a Senior Fellow with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) leading the joint CSIS-IYF Youth, Prosperity, and Security Initiative.
Prior to CARE, Ritu was a Regional Director at the International Youth Foundation (IYF) working on young women’s economic opportunity, and a Senior Fellow with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) leading the joint CSIS-IYF Youth, Prosperity, and Security Initiative.
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April 8, 2021
The Householder
Ritu Sharma✨
Falling in love with the beautiful cover and the description in the back cover made me pick this book and the author didn't let me down.
I started reading this book on women's day and this is a perfect read for #femmemarch
Rather than shouting "women can do everything, women are ill treated,women are undermined in the society " the book tries to go behind the scene... "The why" behind the difference in the way women are treated. The psychological take on the patriarchal society we live in, the stereotypes that became the norm, the gender biases that still continues.
At some point I felt like I could understand the many things that is thrust upon us that we kinda accept without questioning simply because it was the way it has been always and never thought about questioning it.
Divided into 2 parts with 18 chapters in each, starting with a quote and references to psychological, scientific information, mythology, epics and a slap to the face kinda straightforward writing that doesn't beats around the bush on even the taboo topics with brutal honest explanations to every topics from love to marriage and everything in between, around and beyond...
The Householder is a must read for every women who has many questions to ask the society which is never been answered and men to understand the effect of gender biases better.
Ritu Sharma✨
Falling in love with the beautiful cover and the description in the back cover made me pick this book and the author didn't let me down.
I started reading this book on women's day and this is a perfect read for #femmemarch
Rather than shouting "women can do everything, women are ill treated,women are undermined in the society " the book tries to go behind the scene... "The why" behind the difference in the way women are treated. The psychological take on the patriarchal society we live in, the stereotypes that became the norm, the gender biases that still continues.
At some point I felt like I could understand the many things that is thrust upon us that we kinda accept without questioning simply because it was the way it has been always and never thought about questioning it.
Divided into 2 parts with 18 chapters in each, starting with a quote and references to psychological, scientific information, mythology, epics and a slap to the face kinda straightforward writing that doesn't beats around the bush on even the taboo topics with brutal honest explanations to every topics from love to marriage and everything in between, around and beyond...
The Householder is a must read for every women who has many questions to ask the society which is never been answered and men to understand the effect of gender biases better.
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