Women

Question 1

Women empowerment international eg

Answer 1

RWANDA
only country with women majority in plmt
13/26 cabinet membs are women

Question 2

Ind rank in global gender gap report 2024

Answer 2

129/146

Question 3

Anemic women in Ind

Answer 3

57% in 15-49 age grp(NFHS 5)

Question 4

Women in agri(land ownership, sexual harassment in agri, farm work-feminization of agri)

Answer 4

14%(2015-16 Agri census)
78%(Corteva Agri-Science study)
80%(Oxfam report)

Question 5

Govt measures for women in agri

Answer 5

Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana
Central Inst for women in Agri, Bbnswr

Question 6

Women schemes

Answer 6

PSU-OU
PM Matru Vandana Yojana
STEP
Ujjawala scheme
One stop centre scheme
Udyam Sakhi portal

Question 7

Menstruation (data)

Answer 7

60% girls missed school on account of menstruation(UNICEF study)

Question 8

Gender equality sdg

Answer 8

SDG 5

Question 9

Sexual harassment internal complain committee(data)

Answer 9

36% of Indian companies have not yet estd an internal complaint committee(FICCI)

Question 10

Women don’t report sex harassment due to stigmatization(data)

Answer 10

70%(survey by Indian Bar association)

Question 11

Child molestation case

Answer 11

SPS Rathore Vs Ruchika Girhotra case

Question 12

Rape data

Answer 12

Rape reported every 15 mins(NCRB 2018)

Question 13

Precursor to Vishaka guidelines(case)

Answer 13

Bhanwari Devi case- she was raped for trying to stop a child marriage in 1992

Question 14

1. Dowry death
2. Domestic violence
   (provisions)

Answer 14

1. Sec 80 of BNS
2. Sec 85-86 of BNS

Question 15

Domestic violence(data)

Answer 15

30% married aged 18-49 report(NFHS 5)

Question 16

Share of women in Sr & Managerial positions(data)

Answer 16

14.6% & 8.9%(Global gender gap report)

Question 17

Wage gap in India(data)

Answer 17

34%(ILO)

Question 18

Hired domestic workers(min basic rights)

Answer 18

ILO conv no. 189

Question 19

Married women recruitment discrimination(eg)

Answer 19

Foxconn iphone assembly plant in TN

Question 20

Women in IT-BPM

Answer 20

34%(NASSCOM)

Question 21

2023 LFPR(men, women)

Answer 21

78.5, 37(India Employment report 2024)

Question 22

Maternity benefit act 2017(3 sections)

Answer 22

Sec5-paid maternity leave of 26 weeks
Sec5(4)-12 weeks leave for adoptive/surrogate mothers
Sec5(5)-work from home
Sec11A-creche & 4 visits a day