social problem

faced by Indian

women

Our first prime

minister ,Jawaharlal Nehru said , “you can tell the condition of nation by looking

at the status of its women “

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

Problems faced

Female abortion Dowry Restriction on widow remarriage Gender bias Neglect during childhood Child marriage

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.

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 .

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 statusEducational qualification etc.,