GS4 · 10 marks · 150 words

I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved. - B.R. Ambedkar

Answered by 8 toppers · CSE 2021

Human ValuesIndian ThinkersFamily, Society and Education

Syllabus: Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in-human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics - in private and public relationships. Human Values - lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family society and educational institutions in inculcating values.

How toppers approached it

From 7 of the 8 answers · about 160 words · 43% drew a diagram.

Opening

  • No separate opening57%
  • A restatement29%
  • A quotation14%

Body

  • Points57%
  • Continuous prose29%
  • Points and prose14%

Close

  • A summary57%
  • No separate close29%
  • A way forward14%

The toppers’ answers

Gamini SinglaAIR 3 · CSE 2021 · 140 wordsTheir whole copy

Opening · a restatement

In this quotation, BR Ambedkar highlights the importance of women empowerment being at centre of progress of community.

Women, being the bearers and nurses of humanity play an essential role in society's progress :

Body · points

  1. Education of women → Education of children → good health of her children → population control eg in Kerela women literacy led to total fertility rate reduction

  2. Rights to women → Right to vote led to better political democracy.

  3. Right to employment → Better decision making → Diverse view points are facilitated → Women are better stress managers → Less prone to corruption

Diagram
* women's progress * Her family's progress * Her children's progress * Her neighbourhood's progress through ripple effect * Overall community progress

Close · a way forward

Data from advanced countries shows, how women's participation as parliamentarians and judges have led to gender sensitisation overall and fillip to ethical principles It is essential to remember BR Ambedkar's words and make more opportunities available to women to progress.

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