changes in women perspective

Building Mathematical AbilityProject Presentation

Efforts by:Tejas AroraBachelor of Honours in CommerceDelhi College of Arts and Commerce

Acknowledgement I would like to extend my gratitude to my teacher

Mr. Vidur who gave me the golden opportunity to carry out the survey.

This wonderful project helped me in doing a lot of research and I discovered a lot many new things.

It gave me insights on womanhood and the sacrifice they make, making me realize the importance of women.

I have wholeheartedly enjoyed the challenge of examining and researching on the topic.

I would also like to extend my sincerest thanks and appreciation to those patient souls who helped me accomplish this study and happily filled out the questionnaires.

Objectives To understand the use of basic

Mathematics and Statistics in doing real life survey.

To know how priorities of women change after marriage and the sacrifices they make.

To give a practical approach to theoretical knowledge of graphs and pie-charts.

Methodology I first decided to go with TWO surveys

instead of just one.Secondly, I made a questionnaire to know

what girls of modern era feel about health and other important issues etc, and how women earlier felt about the same thing so as to give a comparative analysis.

At the end, I have made a conclusion by collecting all the results and presenting them in graphs to give a more practical inference.

Introduction to TopicWoman was created as a companion

for man.But now we see woman as a second-

class citizen. We often see them hopeless, destitute, wronged only because this world has stopped giving importance to the woman.

With this project, we are trying at our level to improve the status of women not only in the eyes of men but also in their own self.

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Age of women who filled the survey

Frequency

Age Groups

Frequency

Who filled the survey?

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No. of years

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How long have you been married?

Health Consciousness (only food habits)

Before

PoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellent

After

PoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellent

ObservationsDegree of health consciousness has

slightly increased with more women answering ‘fair’, and ‘very good’ after marriage.

Possible Reasons: Change in the mindset of women.More aware.More conscious about importance of

health.

How much particular were/are you about yourself? (spa, yoga)

Before

PoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellent

After

PoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellent

ObservationsWhen it comes to visiting spas,

beauty parlors etc, % of women who answered ‘good’ particular about themselves has decreased from 13% to 3% after marriage.

Possible reasons: Lack of timeFeels no more relevant to visit

such places because they think it is of no use because they are married.

Did/Do you get enough time for yourself?

Before

Very lessNot muchEnoughMore than enough

After

Very lessNot muchEnoughMore than enough

Observations59% women feel that they do get ‘not much’ time

for themselves after marriage as compared to just 9% before marriage.

68% Women who answered they get ‘enough’ time for themselves before marriage have been reduced to a mere 25% after marriage.

Possible reasons: Household workKidsHusbandSelfless concern for family (Respect!) Split attention

How much career oriented were/are you?

Before

PoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellent

After

PoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellent

Observations16% women were not inclined to career

before marriage which later increased to 28%.

Possible reasonsMany husbands don’t like their wives working

after marriage.Household workKidsHusbandSelfless concern for family (Respect!) Split attention

How much did/does your family support you in accomplishing your dreams?

Before

PoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellent

After

PoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellent

Observations9% women got little family support when it

came to accomplishment of self-dreams which sadly increased to 28% after marriage.

19% women got very good family support before marriage, later reduced to 3%.

Possible reasons:Stereotyped to do household work after

marriage.Cannot continue job or studying as per in

laws’ restrictions.

What mattered/matters to you the most?

Before

FamilyCareerAspira-tions

After

FamilyCareerAspira-tions

ObservationsAspirations reduced to NIL from

9% before marriage.Family importance increased

from 69% to 91% after marriage.

How much did/do you depend on your family's income for self requirements?

After

PoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellent

Before

PoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellent

ObservationsDependence on family income

has increased from 9% to 16% after marriage.

At the same time, some women have become more dependent after than before as now 47% women depend more on the family’s income for self requirements.

Level of time restraints?

Before

PoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellent

After

PoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellent

ObservationsOver the time, time constraints

have been tightened for women with 63% women answering that they have ‘fair’ time constraints as compared to 50% before marriage.

Percentage of women who had ‘poor’ time constraints has decreased from 28% to 13%.

Level of decision making?

Before

PoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellent

After

PoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellent

ObservationsWomen have become more dependent on

their husbands to take their own decisions with 59% women reporting that they get ‘fair’ chance for making their own decisions (which is bad) after marriage as compared to 38% before marriage.

Possible reasons:More of dependence on husband and in

laws.Have to take care of children’s need before

taking decisions.

Survey 2Now I will compare the ‘before

marriage’ data of married women (referred to as Before 1990’s) with females who are unmarried right now (referred to as After 1990’s)!

I will give inferences regarding if it is a positive or a negative sign seeing the trend.

No calculations involved!

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Age of girls who filled the survey

Frequency

Age Groups

Frequency

Age of Marriage Preferred

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By Girls By Family

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ObservationsOnly 2% girls want to get married by the age of 22,

whereas 15% of the girls’ family want the same. 15% girls want to get married between the age of

22-24, whereas 36% girls’ family members want them to get married by 24 years.

43% girls want to get married between the age of 26-30 whereas a mere 11% family members want the same.

Possible reasons:Girls seem to have become more career oriented. They want to become more self reliant. Parents still have a traditional approach.

Health Consciousness

Before 1990’s

PoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellent

After 1990’s

PoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellent

ObservationsFrom 13% in 1990’s, 33% girls have

now reported that they have ‘good’ food habits.

‘Very good’ habits tally has increased from 9% to 14%.

Inference:Girls are now becoming more health

conscious in a decent way, which is a positive sign.

How much particular were/are you about yourself?

Before 1990’s

PoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellent

After 1990’s

PoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellent

Observations35% girls answered that they do

pay heed as much as it is required to become more particular about themselves as compared to 13% before 1990’s.

Did/Do you get enough time for yourself?

Before 1990’s

Very lessNot muchEnoughMore than enough

After 1990’s

Very lessNot muchEnoughMore than enough

ObservationsFrom 13% back in 1990’s, it is now 40%

girls who say they do not get enough time for themselves.

48% girls have to say that they get enough time for themselves now as compared to 68% girls back before 1990’s.

Inference:It is really not a positive sign. If you don’t have time for yourself, it can

lead to frustration.

How much career oriented were/are you?

Before 1990

PoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellent

After 1990

PoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellent

ObservationsHighly career oriented tally

increased from NIL to 23%.

Inference:Girls of modern day have become

more career oriented which is a really positive sign.

How much did/does your family support you in accomplishing your dreams?

Before 1990’s

PoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellent

After 1990’s

PoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellent

ObservationsFamily supporting their daughter

to accomplish her dreams has considerably increased.

Inference:It is a really good sign.

What mattered/matters to you the most?

Before 1990’s

FamilyCareerAspira-tions

After 1990’s

FamilyCareerAspira-tionsBoyfriend

ObservationsGirls of modern era have started

giving more time to career than family.

Another interesting observation is that a few girls have also started to prioritize their love life than all things.

How much did/do you depend on your family's income for self requirements?

After 1990’s

Poor

Fair

Good

Very Good

Excel-lent

Before 1990’s

Poor

Fair

Good

Very Good

Excellent

ObservationsGirls are now less dependent on

their family because they have become the bread earners and they are more career oriented.

Level of time restraints?

Before 1990’s

PoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellent

After 1990’s

PoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellent

ObservationsLevel of time constraints have

increased for the modern girls.

Inferences:Recent incidents have lead to the

tightening of the time constraints for girls.

Level of decision making?

Before

PoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellent

After

PoorFairGoodVery GoodExcellent

ObservationsThe decrease of the ‘poor’ tally

for the modern girl shows that the girls have become more decisive than before.

Inferences:It is a really good sign.