gender status

Girls: Household Servants
When a boy is born in most developing countries, friends and relatives exclaim congratulations. A son means insurance. He will inherit his father's property and get a job… view entry > | edit entry >

Some people value female children less than male children. This is a lamentable fact but a fact nonetheless.

Girl are beaten, malnourished, worked nearly to death, neglected, not loved, not had… view entry > | edit entry >

In rural areas where a lot of people do not have access to sex determination facilities, female infanticide is shockingly common. The parents wait until the mother gives birth, and when they find out… view entry > | edit entry >

Gender discrimination is discrimination against a person or group on the grounds of sex or gender identity.

The United Nations have concluded that there is no society in which women enjoy the some… view entry > | edit entry >

Sex Ratio
(Females per 1000 males)
Sl. No. India / States / Union Territories 1991 2001
INDIA 927 933
1 Jammu and Kashmir 896 900
2 Himachal Pradesh 976 970
3 Punjab 882 874
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