Indian Women’s Identity and Globalization

Abstract

Indian society has gone through a lot because of globalization and the impact it had on the life of women is prominent. This paper will look at a complex interrelationship between globalization and the changing identities of Indian women. It indicates that globalization has transformed the economic position of women, social status and the role of women in culture resulting in both the empowerment as well as challenges. Although globalization has come with opportunities like economic autonomy, enhanced education, health, and advancement of employment opportunities, there have been major problems as well that have been realized due to its effects; among others are clash of cultures and an occurrence of promotion of gender inequalities. This paper will be coming up with an analysis of these mixed implications of globalization on the traditional gender norms drawing on interdisciplinary views such as feminism, sociology and postcolonial views. It examines what role global and local forces play in creating the issues that women face and how women manage to negotiate with such changes. Besides, the article addresses the aspect of transnational movements, technology, and digital communication to re-constitute current female identities. And lastly, it reports on the wider consequences of such changes on gender equality and women empowerment in India.