Women in 21st Century: A Global Scenario

It was conceived with the interest of widening the scope of research on women in the 21st century. Major issues were the opening chapter on “The 21st Century: Women’s Era”. This did a global overview of what the preceding chapters dwelt on. A chapter on “Women Status and Gender Bias of 21st Century” clearly elucidated on the major discourse between status and gender as major dimensions of social inequality and stratification in the society. A chapter on “Gender Dissimilarity Mapping in Work Participation” is a major interest for those in industrial Sociology or Sociology of Work. A brilliantly written chapter on “Gender Equality and Women Empowerment” would definitely elicit the attention of gender activities as the contention continues on the place of women in household income. A pure cultural studies on “Empowerment and Traditional Assasemes Society” is unique and worthy of reading.

The place of “Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Women Empowerment” is a beautiful addition to this book. Of major interest to economists and management scientists are the determinants of access to formal credit to women entrepreneurs. This exposed those assumptions and presuppositions that are usually ignored. Definitely, educationists would appreciate the chapter on “Women Education in the 21st Century”. Medical sociologists and health scientists would appreciate the chapter on determinants of “Women’s Health in the 21st Century”. A chapter on “Politics of Gender Boundary” definitely would interest a core political scientist. Experts in Sociology of the family would appreciate the chapter on “Work and Family Reconciliation”, this clearly point at the vulnerability of younger women. A chapter on “Disaster, Women and Vulnerability” is an attestation to one of the SDGs, as women and young girls are the most vulnerable to disaster and poverty. A new dimension was brought into the book by the chapter on “Women and Sports in Post Colonial Nigeria”, definitely an interesting master piece. To show the currency of the book, a chapter on “COVID-19 Lockdown and Gender Violence” was brought into the picture. In fact, the lockdown brought about a geometric progression in the incidence and prevalence of rape against minors in Nigeria. A follow up chapter on “Violence Against Women” is also worthy of commendation. The final chapter on “Women’s Movement in Bangladesh” is the ice on the cake. In all, the editors commend the authors for their contributions from India to Bangladesh to  Nepal and finally, Nigeria.

Author

Amit Bhowmick (b.1977), is presently Post Doctoral Research Fellow and HOD, Department of Sociology in Nur Mohammad Smriti Mahavidyalaya (Affiliated Kalyani University), Murshidabad, West Bengal, India. Dr. Bhowmick has been involved in teaching for 13 years and attended several National and International Conferences or Symposia. He has contributed over a dozen articles in journals of national and international repute and authored many outstanding books. He is associated with many national as well as international organizations, chaired various Sessions and visited many countries.

Dr. Elias Olukorede Wahab (b.1970), is a Professor of Sociology and Pro Vice Chancellor, Lagos State University, Nigeria. He is a Sociologist cum Demographer whose focus of research and teaching include Population Aging, Gender Studies, and Sociological Theories among others. He has published extensively in both local and international journals and books. He has also co-edited such books as Essentials of Sociology: A Brief Introduction, Volume-1 & 2 among others. He is currently the Associate Editor of Population Association of Nigeria Journal. He has also attended several National and International Conferences or Symposia. He is a member of several Academic Associations and former Head, Department of Sociology, Lagos State University, Nigeria.

Contributors Include

Adedoyin O. Oyinlola, Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Chrisland University, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

Adil Rana, Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Government College Women University, Sialkot, Pakistan

Amit Bhowmick, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Nur Mohammad Smriti Mahavidyalaya, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India

Arabinda Roy, State Aided College Teacher, Department of Geography, Dr. Meghnad Saha College, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, India

Ayodele Mathew Oluwaseun, Department of History, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

Baby Kizhakkekalam, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Govt. College, Chittur, Palakkad, Kerala, India

Badruddin,  Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, PES’s RSN College of Arts & Science, Goa University, Ponda, Goa, India

Basavaraja G, Professor & Chairman, Department of Studies & Research in Political Science, Tumkur University, Tumakuru, Karnataka, India

Dipesh Kumar Ghimire, Assistant Professor, Central Department of Sociology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Farzana Zaheer Syed, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Government College Women University, Sialkot, Pakistan

Girija K.S, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University College of Arts, Tumkur University, Tumakuru, Karnataka, India

Harsh Nandal, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Government College, Farrukhnagar, Gurugram, Haryana, India

Haruna Ishola Abdullahi, Lecturer, Department of Criminology and Security Studies, Chrisland University, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

Julianah Agbor Esoso, Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Afe Babalola University, Ado -Ekiti, Nigeria

Kaba Daniel, Principal, Yemhi Memorial College, Dimapur, Nagaland, India

Kulwinder Kaur, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University), New Delhi

1. Riswan, Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology, South Eastern University, Oluvil, Sri Lanka

Manju Varghese, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Government College Chittur, Palakkad, Kerala, India

Manosmita Mahapatra, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, G.M University, Sambalpur, Odisha, India

Manpreet Kaur, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Khalsa College of Education, Amritsar, Punjab, India

P Srivatsa, Social Anthropologist, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India

Sourav Madhur Dey, Assistant Professor & HoD, Department of Sociology, Burdwan University, West Bengal, India.

Sanjeev Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Raiganj University, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, India

Santosh Nandal, Professor, Department of Economics, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, India

Sharyl Naeem, Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Government College Women University, Sialkot, Pakistan

Shruti Agrawal, Assistant Professor, Department of Food & Nutrition, Budge Budge College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Smitha P, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Government College Chittur, Palakkad, Kerala, India

Sonaram Kalita, Associate Professor, Department of History, Panigaon OPD College, Panigaon, Lakhimpur, Assam, India

Sudhir Kumar, Senior Non Commissioned Officer, Indian Air Force & Co-Convenor- Research Committee 22, Indian Sociological Society, New Delhi, India

Sujata Mukhopadhyay, Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism & Mass Communication, Hiralal Mazumdar Memorial College for Women, Dakshineswar, Guest Faculty, University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India

Sumathy M, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Government College Chittur, Palakkad, Kerala, India