gender descrimination
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GENDER DESCRIMINATION
CONTENTS OF PRESENTATIONInfanticide Child marriageDowry deathWomen traffickingSexual harrassment at work placeWage gapWomen status in conservative
nations
MANU SMRITI (The laws of manu) Gender descrimination is deep rooted in the
society since ancient period.I. Women should be controlled at youth and adult
by father and husband respectively. She never be left independent.
II. Father sins if he keeps his matured daughter at home without being married.
III. If women hears chant by accident, molten iron should be poured into her ears.
FEMALE INFANTICIDEIt is an act of deliberately killing the female
infant.
In the societies that are patrilineal the family choose to allow more sons and kill daughters as the former will support their birth family whereas the latter will leave economically and geographically to join their husband’s family.
ONE CHILD POLICYToday in china, there are 124 males for every
100 femalesDue to the government policy of one child per
couple there is enormous disparity in sex ratio, so people would prefer male child leading to female foeticide.
by 2020 there will be 35 million surplus males in china.
In 1992 there was a shocking news from tamil nadu where 196 girls were killed in the Usillampatti area.
If the same situation prevails by 2020 there could be more than 25 million young surplus males in india
CHILD MARRIAGEFACTORS ENDORSING CHILD MARRIAGE:
i. The aristocracy of some cultures tend to use child marriage among different states as a method to secure political ties between them. Eg: the son or daughter of the royal family of a weaker power would sometimes be married to the royal family of a stronger neighbour to prevent humiliation.
ii. Parents substantiate that physical attraction at youth is not a suitable foundation upon which to build a marriage and a family.
iii. Sometimes consanguineous marriages are enforced on the children by elders just to reinforce and strengthen the relationships.
TWO SORTS OF CHILD MARRIAGESI. Marrying the young child to an adult man
II. Here parents of the two children from different families arrange a future marriage, the individuals who do not meet one another untill the wedding ceremony.
EFFECTS OF CHILD MARRIAGEIt hampers the educationIt violates the right of the girl to choose her
partner.It confines the girl to the household chores at
an early ageThe girl will have limited access to the
society which will affect her all round development
All these factors will have adverse psychological effect on the girl.
DOWRY DEATHSIt is wealth given to the bride for her
wellbeing by her family at the time of departure with her inlaws.
But often it is misused by the inlaws for their vested interest.
Women are subjected to various atrocities when her family fails to meet the demands of her inlaws.
WOMEN MAY BE SUBJECTED TO: Mental torture leading to suicide Hanging Burnt to death
SEXUAL HARRASMENT AT WORKPLACE
Usage of vulgar, sexually explicit languageSexual comments regarding physical appearance and
clothing.Whistling, kissing sounds and smacking noisesStanding inappropriately close to womenHugging and kissing when uninvitedCalling to one’s personal no. at inappropriate timeIntimidation if she refuses to fulfill ones pleas
COMMON VICTIMS- HOUSE MAIDSThe least powerful section of the society is
exploited by upper classes.
MOLESTATIONOf late its incidence is on the rise.Some men take advantage of the fact that
women can be easily overpoweredWe have the recent examples of nandigram
and SPS Rathore.
EFFECTS ON THE VICTIMDecreased performance at work and
increased absenteeismDefamation of character and
reputationBeing humiliated by gossipHaving to drop jobs which affects
their incomeHaving one’s personal life come
under scrutiny and attack.
WOMEN TRAFFICKINGIt is a illegal trade in human beings for the
purpose of commercial sexual exploitation or forced labour
Tactics used by traffickers to pursue womeni. Promise lucrative opportunities unacheivable in
the normal course of their lifeii. Promise of an opportunity to studyiii. Offering legitimate workiv. Forceful kidnapping
There are two kinds of trafficking;
1. Intra border2. Inter border
Most of the girls are sold in metropolitian cities where they are forced into prostitution and bonded labour.
By the time they realise their purpose of involvement it is too late.
STATUS OF WOMEN IN CONSERVATIVE NATIONS
Women neither have right to vote nor are they given any political participation
Women have no right to dress as per their wish
- In some countries women are forced to cover
their face with veil.
On disobeying the laws of religion women are subjected to inhuman punishment according to a fatwa declared by a clergy.
BLOOD MONEYIt is the money given as a solace to the family
of murdered/killed person The blood money given after death of a
woman is half of that given following the death of a man.
BEFORE CHANGING STATUS OF WOMEN IT IS ESSENTIAL TO CHANGE MENTALITY OF MEN
When she raised her voice for the revision of shariya in her literary work ‘Lajja’, she was hounded and forced to flee her nation following which she is in exile even today.