Title of the Abstract-Gender Sensitization & Participatory Democracy among Tribals: A Study of Kalingnagar Industrial Complex of Jajpur District
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: ABSTRACTBackgroundGender sensitization is the process of creating awareness regarding gender equality issues and modifyingthe behaviour and views that people hold about themselves and other genders.Participatory democracy is a form ofgovernment in which all citizens participate equally irrespective of class creed and sex. The present study has beencarried out in Kalinga Nagar, Jajpur district of Odisha and attempt has been made to collect the information fromdisplaced women and their participation in politics.MethodsThe study is definitely having a strong empirical bias. The scientific method has been followed to designthe whole content of the study. Different testing methods for identifying different sets of relationship among thevariables have also been executed. The study is both explanatory and experimental. Data have been collected so farthrough schedules participant observational method and focus group discussion and a thorough scrutiny of the sofar assembled data has been made.ResultsThe tribal people are physically and mentally not sufficient to compete with the other nontribal people inthe society. Deprivation is a stage of life, which contributes only violation of someone’s right.Tribal women aregetting less opportunity to participate in the politics, due to displaced from own land.ConclusionAs the research project intended to studyGender Sensitization & Participatory Democracy ofresettlement and rehabilitation of displaced women, ithas been decided to give coverage to the women frompre-displacement and post displacement period. The postdisplacement scenarios have shown a very distressingpicture of socio-political harmony. The affected peopleare suffering from multiple plight which are necessaryto address.What is already know?• The impact of displacement is devastatingparticularly on women. It is a very complex issue with far reachingconsequences.• It is a process which, women get less opportunity inpolitics.• Women have to face tough challenges from theopponent.What this article adds?• Women became vulnerable while losing culturalidentity and traditional knowledge.• Women having no alternative, compels to faceviolence, discrimination, exploitation uncertainfuture in their new environment.• Due to breakdown of the traditional protectionmechanism, displaced women are at a higher risk ofexperiencing gender-based violence.• Tribal women are unable to justify their politicalrights.
Author: Khandayatray, Bibhudatta
Language: English
Subfield: Gender Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6911993348
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