The following points sum up how ** are still discriminated against and oppressed in India.*
Literacy rate: The first and foremost discrimination is in the field of education where the literacy rate among ***** is only 66 per cent when compared to a high 82 per cent in males. Even otherwise, parents prefer educating spending their resources of education of a male child rather than a female child.
Sex ratio: The ratio in India is as low as 940 females per 1000 males. The proportion of ** as compared to men is very low. A major reason behind this is that parents prefer having a male child over a female child keeping in view the future perspective.
Unpaid work: The proportion of highly-paid is very less when compared to highlypaid men. Though on an average, Indian work one hour more than men every day but they are not equally paid and thus their work is also not often valued as much as that of men.
Domestic violence: every day in Indian society are harassed, exploited, and subjected to all sorts of ** behind the closed doors. Both in urban and rural areas, domestic ** is one of the most prominent form of discrimination faced by . Many cases of domestic **** and dowry deaths are reported in the media every day.
Female foeticide: In India, a male child is considered a blessing and a female child is considered a bane. This has come to an extent where the female child is ** in the womb of the mother. This *** of foetus is known as foeticide. Female foeticide is prevalent in both urban and rural areas.
