NCERT Book Class 7 Social Science (Civics) Chapter 5 Women Change the World

5
CHAPTER
Women Change
the World
In the previous chapter, we saw how women’s
work in the home is not recognised as work. We
also read how doing household work and taking
care of family members is a full time job and
there are no specific hours at which it begins or
ends. In this chapter, we will look at work
outside the home, and understand how some
occupations are seen to be more suitable for men
than for women. We will also learn about how
women struggle for equality. Getting an education
was, and still is, one way in which new
opportunities were created for women. This
chapter will also briefly trace the different types
of efforts made by the women’s movement to
challenge discrimination in more recent
years.

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