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Revision note: Role of Women and Women's Organisations

  • History: Gargi, Maitreyi; Phules' school 1848; Widow Remarriage 1856; Sarda Act 1929
  • Data: sex ratio 943 (2011); SRB 929 (NFHS-5); FLFPR ~41.7% (2023–24); MMR 97
  • Laws: DV Act 2005, POSH 2013 (Vishaka 1997), PCPNDT 1994, Maternity 26 weeks (2017), triple talaq 2019
  • 106th Amendment 2023: 1/3 seats in LS and assemblies after delimitation
  • Orgs: AIWC 1927, SEWA 1972 (Ela Bhatt), Kudumbashree 1998, NCW 1992
  • Schemes: BBBP, Ujjwala, Mission Shakti, Lakhpati Didi
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