How were the Women treated in the Gupta Age?
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In general, women of the Gupta Empire were viewed as inferior to the men. However, they were still respected and were viewed as equals to the female gods such as Saraswati. Women could be educated in the arts (primarily in music and poetry).
Answer: In general, women of the Gupta Empire were viewed as inferior to the men. However, they were still respected and were viewed as equals to the female gods such as Saraswati.
Women could be educated in the arts (primarily in music and poetry). They were not, however, allowed to be educated in religious practices or read any sacred texts.
Over the duration of the Gupta Empire, there was a decline of the status of women, primarily because of the rise of a new, non-agricultural middle class.
Women were not allowed to own property, and anything that she did own could be considered the property of her husband and father.
At any given point in her life, a woman was always subject to the will of a man.
Women were married at 6 or 7 years old to ensure virginity and chastity. Since she lived with her husband, he could raise her to be the kind of wife he wanted.
There were exceptions to this social system. Some women were even a part of government.