ALL INDIA DEMOCRATIC WOMEN ASSOCIATION

  • May 31, 2021
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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.
ALL INDIA DEMOCRATIC WOMEN ASSOCIATION National Organisations