Human Rights: Women’s Rights Case Study - India

Question 1

What is the difference in gender survival rates at birth in India?

Answer 1

Globally girls have higher survival rates but India is the only large country where more girls die than boys

Question 2

How many women work in the formal work sector in India?

Answer 2

Only a quarter of women

Question 3

What is the population of India?

Answer 3

1.44 billion, the highest population in the world

Question 4

What is the GGGI (Global Gender Gap Index) and HDI (Human Development Index) of India?

Answer 4

GGGI of 0.668 and HDI of 0.647

Question 5

How many child brides lived in India in 2019?

Answer 5

223 million

Question 6

How many Indian women experience gender violence in their lifetime?

Answer 6

28.7%

Question 7

How many rape cases were registered by the police in 2017 in India?

Answer 7

33,658, 10.3% of all crime in India

Question 8

What percentage of senior/managerial job positions are women?

Answer 8

13.8%

Question 9

What are five examples of global governance in India?

Answer 9

The gulabi gang, Oxfam India, the International Center for Research on Women, Indian acts of parliament and the Delhi police force