ALL INDIA DEMOCRATIC WOMEN ASSOCIATION

ALL INDIA DEMOCRATIC WOMEN ASSOCIATION

Subject : National Organisations

Context : Veteran CPI(M) leader MythiliSivaraman, known for co-founding the All India Democratic Women’s Association, passed away in Chennai while undergoing treatment for Covid-19.

Concept :

All India Democratic Women’s Association

• It is an independent left oriented women’s organisation committed to achieving democracy, equality and women’s emancipation.
• It was founded in 1981 as a national level mass organisation of women.
• It is also the women’s wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
• Its members are from all strata in society, regardless of class, caste and community. About two-thirds of the organization’s strength is derived from poor rural and urban women.
• It upholds secular values and challenges and resists cultural practices demeaning to women and believes that the emancipation of women in India requires fundamental systemic change.