| Pre-Independence period of women’s movement | Post-Independence period of women’s movement |
| (i) PreIndependence period of the women’s movement overlapped with the Social Reform Movement in many ways. | (i) PostIndependence period of the women’s movement witnessed several issues like tribal unrest, economic crisis, which took away the singular focus of the women’s movement. |
| (ii) PreIndependence movements challenged the customary practices which were discriminatory and revolted mainly against human rights violations in the form of Sati and ill-treatment of widows | (ii) PostIndependence movements focused more on violence against women, sex stereotyping, and further legislative demands for equality of women. |
| (iii) PreIndependence movements were led by social reformers like Raja Rammohan Roy, Jyotiba Phule, Maharshi Karve, and so on | (iii) PostIndependence movements have mobilised masses in the form of women’s organisation, NGOs, SEWA, etc. |
| (iv) PreIndependence movement needed the voice of others (social reformers) for the problems to be spoken. | (iv) Postindependence movement women are educated and aware and are ready to speak up for themselves. |
| (v) Pre- Independence movement lacked revolutionary social media. | (v) Social media plays a major role during the PostIndependence movement where these movements can reach across the globe and mobilised the youth on a large scale. |
| (vi) The PreIndependence movement was more of a socioreligious movement. | (vi) The PostIndependence movement was more progressive in nature |
