2. Our first prime minister
,Jawaharlal Nehru said , “you can
tell the condition of nation by
looking at the status of its
women “
3. Condition of women in India
Our country is on high roads of
success , but still for a women her life
is a battle for survival and dignity
from her birth to death
Birth Death
4. Problems faced
Female abortion
Dowry
Restriction on widow remarriage
Gender bias
Neglect during childhood
Child marriage
5. Female abortion
While goddess are welcomed with open arms,
our doors are shut tight for girl child.
It’s a very common scenario in almost all
villages.
It has become tradition for some families to
have male children only.
Our sex ratio is : 923 females per 1000
males.
6. Child marriage
Getting married before attaining full
mental and physical maturity.
In rural area 70%of girls are married before
they are 18
And nearly 56% of married girls bear
children before they are 19 .
7. Dowry
Dowry is defined as the property , which a man
receives from his wife or her family at the
time of marriage. It is regulated by factors
like :
Boy’s service and salary
Economic status
Educational qualification etc.,