Changing Status of Women in Modern India: A Sociological Study

After attaining independence, the Government of India planned to provide women equal status as men by means of developmental programmes. But, despite much efforts Indian women are still ill treated and occupy a low status as compared to males.

This paper attempts to analyze the changing status of women in modern India and is based purely on secondary data.

The analysis shows that although women in modern India have made a considerable progress in every sphere of life, they still have to struggle against deep-rooted patriarchal mentality of society. The Indian constitution grants women equal rights as that of men but they were never been effective to bring a remarkable change in the status of modern women. Equal footing with men is still an illusion for females because male dominance still prevails in the society.