• Dr. Darshini Dadawala

Abstract: Literature is a very effective means for the expression and shaping of the inner consciousness of all human beings. Engagement with literature gives a distinctive identity to both readers and writers of literature. Unfair social traditions have marginalized women in the literary domain. Hence, their contributions to the literature of the various languages have not been as extensive as expected from the demographic half of the society. Women writers who have created great literary classics despite their social and familial constraints have not always received the due appreciation from critics, peers and society at large. This paper analyzes the significance of literature as a tool for self-expression and empowerment for women. It makes an argument for actively promoting women’s literature through the establishment of institutions, centres and associations that aim at connecting women to literature in active ways. It also makes a plea for creating systematic repositories of all past and present literary writings by women in different languages so as to facilitate research on their literary, sociological and psychological aspects. Such research would be of interdisciplinary value and enrich the field of gender studies.

Index Terms - Women’s Literature, Literature, Gender Studies

"Significance and possibilities of women’s active engagement with literature", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.596-599, January-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901379.pdf

"Significance and possibilities of women’s active engagement with literature", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp596-599, January-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901379.pdf