AIDWA leaders hoisting the organisation’s flag at the district conference in Visakhapatnam on Monday.
| Photo Credit: V. RAJU
The 17th district conference of All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) commenced at Maddilapalem on Monday.
Tracing the genesis of AIDWA, its State secretary D. Ramadevi said that the association was formed to fight for the cause of women, protection of democratic values and equality of women.
AIDWA was formed into a national-level body in 1981, and has been waging struggles for equal rights, against suppression of economic, social and political rights of women.
She said that AIDWA had always stood with women against social evils such as dowry, fought for bringing laws against domestic violence and harassment and crimes against women. It had stood by women for decades in their fight for bringing the Women’s Reservation Bill.
It has been running legal aid centres to check the disintegration of families. In the name of upholding tradition, women were being subjected to discrimination.
Ms. Ramadevi said that though literacy has increased among women, cases of dowry and domestic violence are continuing unabated.
She called for the economic empowerment of women. She alleged that though laws were made for the protection of women, they were being diluted by the male-dominated legal, police and political systems.
AIDWA State president B. Prabhavathi, district secretary Y. Satyavathi also spoke.
AIDWA senior leader V. Laskhmi, district president B. Padma and vice president R, Vimala were among those who participated in the programme.
Published – August 12, 2025 07:27 am IST
