The document discusses the role of women in Indian society. It describes the discrimination women face, including reasons like religion and patriarchy. Women experience discrimination through abortion of female fetuses, malnutrition where girls receive less food/medical care than boys, early marriage practices, and lower education levels than men. The document also outlines legislation aimed at protecting women's rights and providing an optimistic outlook for the future with changes in social attitudes and laws.

1. Role
of
Women
in
India
Portrayal
of
women‘s
situa2on
in
the
Indian
society
06.05.13
Topic:
Role
of
Women
in
India;
Instructor:
Melanie
Schweiger
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2. Content
!
Recent
situa2on
!
Reasons
for
Discrimina2on
!
Ways
of
Discrimina2on
!
Legisla2on
of
Women
!
Op2mis2c
Outlook
!
Future
Prospects
06.05.13
Topic:
Role
of
Women
in
India;
Instructor:
Melanie
Schweiger
1

3. „I
am
a
man
because
I
have
the
right
and
power
to
molest
a
teenager
and
abet
her
to
commit
suicide.
I
am
a
man
because
I
have
the
courage
to
throw
acid
on
any
girl
who
refuses
to
marry
me.
I
am
a
man
because
I
have
the
audacity
of
ripping
apart
the
modesty
of
the
girl
next
door.
Finally,
I
am
a
man
because
I
was
born
in
India,
the
land
which
gives
uncondi=onal
supremacy
to
its
masculine
gender
right
from
incep=on
of
life.
In
fact,
I
was
allowed
to
be
born
because
I
was
a
man!“
–
Dr.
Shah
Alam
Khan
06.05.13
Topic:
Role
of
Women
in
India;
Instructor:
Melanie
Schweiger
2

4. 06.05.13
Topic:
Role
of
Women
in
India;
Instructor:
Melanie
Schweiger
3
Source:
google.com

5. Reasons
of
Discrimina:on
Religion
Patriarchy
06.05.13
Topic:
Role
of
Women
in
India;
Instructor:
Melanie
Schweiger
4

6. Religion
„Warrant
birth
of
girls
somewhere
else,
over
here
just
warrant
birth
of
boys.“
-­‐
Atharva
Veda
06.05.13
Topic:
Role
of
Women
in
India;
Instructor:
Melanie
Schweiger
5

7. Patriarchy
06.05.13
Topic:
Role
of
Women
in
India;
Instructor:
Melanie
Schweiger
6
Con:nuity
of
the
Family
Name
Religious
reasons
Economical
reasons

8. Ways
of
Discrimina:on
!
Abor2on
!
Malnutri2on
!
Marriages
!
Educa2on
!
Objec2fica2on
06.05.13
Topic:
Role
of
Women
in
India;
Instructor:
Melanie
Schweiger
7

9. Abor:on
Prenatal
Determina2on
Act
1994
bans
ultrasounds
and
sonograms
for
the
purpose
of
abor2on
06.05.13
Topic:
Role
of
Women
in
India;
Instructor:
Melanie
Schweiger
8

10. Malnutri:on
!
50%
of
all
Indians
girls
are
clinically
underweight
!
shorter
periods
of
breasVeeding,
worse
food
quality
for
girls
!
last
to
eat,
last
to
recieve
medical
aZen2on
06.05.13
Topic:
Role
of
Women
in
India;
Instructor:
Melanie
Schweiger
9

11. Marriages
06.05.13
Topic:
Role
of
Women
in
India;
Instructor:
Melanie
Schweiger
10
Early
marriage
Marriage
customs
„Happy
marriage“
-­‐
Illusion

12. Educa:on
!
literacy
rate
of
girls
is
20%
lower
than
boys
!
only
7%
girls
receive
higher
educa2on
!
30%
lower
wages
in
similar
posi2ons
06.05.13
Topic:
Role
of
Women
in
India;
Instructor:
Melanie
Schweiger
11
Source:
World
Economic
Forum;
The
Global
Gender
Gap
Report
2011

13. Objec:fica:on
!
High
rate
of
domes2c
violence
!
Sexual
harassment
!
Blame
for
rape
incidents
!
Child
witnesses
!
Miscarriages
because
of
rape
06.05.13
Topic:
Role
of
Women
in
India;
Instructor:
Melanie
Schweiger
12

14. „Women
make
up
half
of
the
world‘s
popula=on,
so
at
least
two-­‐thirds
of
the
world‘s
work,
and
own
just
one
percent
of
the
world‘s
property.“
-­‐
Bina
Agarwal
06.05.13
Topic:
Role
of
Women
in
India;
Instructor:
Melanie
Schweiger
13

15. Legisla:on
of
Women
06.05.13
Topic:
Role
of
Women
in
India;
Instructor:
Melanie
Schweiger
14
Age
of
Consent
Protec2on
of
Children
from
Sexual
Offence
Act,
2012
New
Law
Against
Rape
Property
Rights
Hindu
Succession
Act,
1956

16. Op:mis:c
Outlook
!
women
power
in
extended
families
!
non-­‐awareness
of
discrimina2on
within
the
houshold
!
rise
in
self-­‐esteem
and
autonomy
with
higher
educa2on
!
changes
in
the
labour
force
!
reserva2on
of
posi2ons
in
panchaya=
raj
ins2tu2ons
06.05.13
Topic:
Role
of
Women
in
India;
Instructor:
Melanie
Schweiger
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17. Future
prospects
„
How
can
poli=cians
be
believed
when
there
are
six
elected
state
legislators
who
have
charges
of
rape
against
them?“
-­‐
Sou:k
Biswas
06.05.13
Topic:
Role
of
Women
in
India;
Instructor:
Melanie
Schweiger
16

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Topic:
Role
of
Women
in
India;
Instructor:
Melanie
Schweiger
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19. References
!
India
Today;
Stuart
Corbridge,
John
Harris
and
Craig
Jeffrey;
Polity
Press
2013
!
Die
Inder;
Sudhir
Kakar,
Katharina
Kakar;
dtv
2012
!
The
Global
Gender
Gap
Report
2011;
Ricardo
Hausmann,
Laura
D.
Tyson,
Saadia
Zahidi;
World
Economic
Forum
!
www.bbc.co.uk
!
www.cnn.com
06.05.13
Topic:
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of
Women
in
India;
Instructor:
Melanie
Schweiger
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20. Thanks
for
your
aSen:on!
06.05.13
Topic:
Role
of
Women
in
India;
Instructor:
Melanie
Schweiger
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