Chapter Notes and Summary
• Men and women in society are looked upon as playing specific gender roles.
• Women have been facing inequalities at every step.
• In past, several women struggled for their rights : Ramabai, Rashsundari Devi, Rokey Sakhawat Hossain etc.
• No doubt their position and status have been improved with changed time, still they lag behind men in almost every field.
• Today education is right of both boys and girls, despite that only 50 % of girls receive education.
• Through campaigns, awareness about women’s plight has been raised and steps have been taken to improve their position in society.