Women Empowerment: Challenges and Strategies, , M. Lakshmipathi Raju, , Venkateswarlu Vankayalapati, Regal Publications, 8189915703

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Women Empowerment: Challenges and Strategies

M. Lakshmipathi Raju (Editor) Venkateswarlu Vankayalapati (Editor)

Synopsis This is a comprehensive volume which serves as a precious edition to the post-graduate students of sociology and social work covering their syllabi on women and development and gender and society. In addition it contains topics of great interest and immense utility for centres for it caters to the needs of the research scholars, social scientists, women activists, NGOs working for the empowerment of women since the subject of women empowerment is interdisciplinary in its nature. The book contains rare but judicious combination of articles pertaining to various disciplines such as Sociology, Social Work, political Science, Law, economics, History, demography, Philosophy, Home Science, Psychology, Psychiatry and other related disciplines. For the convenience of the readers the book is divided into six parts namely theoretical perspectives, historical perspective, women and health, social, economic and political empowerment, women and social justice, policies, programmes and strategies of women empowerment. The book starts with theoretical perspectives, human right issues and concerns, gender discrimination, status of women and particularly in view of the goals proclaimed by the U.N.O. in its various conventions such as Kenya, Beijing and new York and also in pursuance of the objectives of National Policy of Women Empowerment, 2001. The book spells out various perspectives on women empowerment, the issues and problems that confront the women so as to highlight the implications of policies, strategies and interventions. It also focuses on the role of social workers, social activists, women activists, women's organizations, women's groups and NGOs in the empowerment of women. The great credit of the book is the comprehensive manner in which, it has dealt with all aspects of the subject. The presentation is simple and lucid and compiled for the benefit of the students and teachers dealing with the subject. Many of the issues raised in the book will be discussed not only by the students and teachers but will be thought provoking even for the policy-makers.

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About the author

M. Lakshmipathi Raju

Prof. M. Lakshmipathi Raju, is one of the few pioneering social work educators in the country teaching social work students for more than four decades. Having taken four decades. Having taken M.A. (Social Work), M.A. (Sociology) and Ph.D. degrees, started his career during 1962 as lecturer and worked in various schools of Social Work as Founder Head, P.G. Deptt. of Social Work, Director and Principal of Post-graduate Studies at D.N.R. College during 1971-92â€™ U.G.C. Visiting Professor and Founder head, deptt. of Sociology and Social Work, Nagarjuna university, Guntur during 1992-93; Professor and head, deptt. of Social Work, S.P. Mahila University, Tirupati during 1994-99; guided successfully 12 Ph.D. scholars. Being a state award winner of the best teacher Award, he has published 18 text books, monographs and 35 papers in professional journals; presented papers in world conferences held in Japan, Austria, Swedan, Peru, Argentina and U.K. during 1986, 1988, 1990 and 1994 respectively. Organized National Seminars in D.N.R. College, Bhimavaram, S.P. Mahila university, Tirupati and Acharya nagarjuna university, Guntur during 1985, 1995, 1998 and 2006; served as treasurer of Association of Schools of Social Work during 1983-85; visited Netherlands during November 1996 as U.G.C. visiting professor to deliver lectures in the schools of social work in Netherlands under Indo-Netherlands cultural exchange programme; organized refresher course for family counselors sponsored by central Social Welfare Board, New Delhi, Director of Nodal Agency for monitoring and evaluation and training of family counselors, funded by Central Social Welfare Board, New Delhi; Founder Director of family counseling centre started by the department and funded by the CSWB, New Delhi; president, Indian Society of professional Social Work for the year 1998-99. He has been heading the deptt. of Sociology, Social Work and HRM, Acharya Nagarjuna university, Guntur from 1999 to date. He has taken up additional assignments as Chief Warden, Ladies Hostel, during 2002-05; Coordinator for university â€“NGO Forum from 2006 to date; Academic Coordinator for the preparation of 25 Text Books for M.A. Sociology, Social Work and HRM for the centre for Distance Education. As Head of the deptt. he has been undertaking series of academic activities, i.e. consultancy for academic and research organizations, publication of books and papers, research guidance for M.Phil. and Ph.D. scholars, besides extension and community outreach activities.

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