A STUDY ON AWARENESS REGARDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT, 2005 AMONG FEMALE WORKERS WORKING AT JYOTI SANGH AND HEERABA MAHILA MANDAL.

Volume : VII, Issue : IV, April - 2018

Dr. Jyotika. Patel

Women have always played speci􀃶c and crucial role whether visible or not in society. Traditionally the Indian

women have been the foundation stone of the family and society in the general. In our society which is tradition

bound and male dominated, women is still a second class citizen. She is con􀃶ned to domestic servitude, her movements are restricted, she is

given no freedom to choose his career or husband, she merges her identity with that of her husband and consequently perceives herself as a

subordinate person. The imposition of restriction starts in the family of orientation where she is born. We 􀃶nd lot of violence against women

though the women are traditionally obedient. Woman has been victim of rape, husband beating, murder, dowry, violence, etc. Women

always suffer in silence, suffer from physical and psychological abuse 􀃶lled with terror and pain. They are very rarely assaulted by the

strangers on the streets but by men whom they love. The marital relationship begins with vows to �LOVE� and �HONOUR� each other but

results in violence. Domestic violence against women is an old phenomenon. Women were always considered weak, vulnerable and in a

position to be exploited.

This study focused on �Awareness regarding Domestic Violence Act, 2005 among 60 female workers working in NGOs namely, Jyoti Sangh

and Heeraba Mahila Mandal from Ahmadabad and Vallabh Vidyanagar respectively.