HR:2.a Women's Rights in India CS Flashcards
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Key Facts
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- fast growing economy
- 2014 GDP = $1165 per capita
- 114th/142 in gender gap index
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Gender issues in India
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- violence against women
- modern slavery
- property ownership
- employment opportunity
- discrimination in workplace
- political participation
- access to health care
- access to education
3
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violence against women
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- persistent social norms
- dowry killing and rape
4
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modern slavery
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- 14.3 million in modern slavery
- trafficking for sexual exploitation, early marriage, forced labour
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property ownership
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- few rights over land ownership
6
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employment opportunity
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- limited access to employment
- expected to stay home and raise children
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discrimination in workplace
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- maternity benefits denied
- only 25% return to work after child birth
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political participation
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- lack of women in government
- 11% in upper house
9
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access to health care
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- cultural norms
- 1/3 don’t have access
10
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access to education
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- 70% of girls attend primary school
- due to family and poverty and cultural beliefs
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dowry death
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- subject to murder and disfigurement
- used by husband t obtain property and assets from wife
- 2012 = 8233 deaths
12
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MMR
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- high maternal mortality rates
- especially in rural areas
- low education levels and access to health care
13
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FGM
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- many women are coerced into FGM and sterilisation schemes
14
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Evidence of changing norms
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- strengthening rule of law through intervention by NGOs
- ratified treaties to protect women
- joined UN treaty bodies (CEDAW)
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Long term changes
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- more female officers
- women feel safer to report crimes
- increased in anti-trafficking police units
- childcare facilities at work
