Socio-Cultural status of Women in India: A Historical Perspective

Gender as a socio-cultural construct of assignment of role, responsibility, value, attitudes and status to two different sex . Women as a socio-culturally devalued gender in Indian society and the facets of valuation or devaluation has a historical perspective. In this paper attempt is made the status of women in different times and initiatives taken by society to ameliorate the condition. But in spite of several constitutional measures or different plane or policies taken by government, till date their social status has not changed. So along with Government different Non Governmental organisations should come forward for their empowerment.