Rekha Shrivastava – författare

This Encyclopaedia is a scholarly attempt devoted to the study of women rights and children rights prevailing among contemporary world nations. These reference books will be helpful to students, scholars, doctoral candidates, policy analysts, NGO practitioners, etc. interested in the human rights, women rights and children rights studies. This publication provides unique resources for understanding the history and contemporary issues related to women rights and children rights. This encyclopedia highlights different aspects of women rights and children rights. It provides an introductory overview of women rights both in global and Indian perspectives. Women rights as human rights has been discussed in detail. Related safeguarding laws and religious privileges have been covered in depth. The issues related to status of women, gender equality, women advancement and empowerment have been analyzed to a great length. The relationship between women rights, social change and laws is explained with an Indian perspective. An introductory overview of children rights has been presented with an analysis of worldwide situation in this regard. Also, global and national initiatives with respect to children rights related policies and action plans have been documented in brief. The issue of child labour and minimum employment age has been thoroughly analyzed so as to get better national and global perspectives. This publication provides readers with a complete overview of the said subject. This "International Encyclopaedia of Women Rights and Children Rights" serves the purpose of an up-to-date reference book on the said subject, besides giving detailed acronym, glossary and bibliography. By adopting a theme-wise approach, the publication has become a user-friendly tool for readers for further research and publication. In sum, this book serves the purpose of an up-to-date reference book on the said subject.