GENDER: Gender is range of characteristics pertaining to and differentiating between masculinity and femininity. It is linked to socially constructed notion of masculinity and femininity, it is not necessarily a direct product of an individual’s biological sex. GENDER DISCRIMINATION: Gender discrimination means discrimination based on a person's gender or sex, which is very common in our society and it more often affects girls and women. Because of gender discrimination, girls and women do not
according to their age, religion, race, or gender is what we know as discrimination. Discrimination starts in the mind and then becomes a natural habit humans have in their everyday lives. Discrimination is not only an issue that everyone has concerns about but also a serious problem affecting women mainly. Why is discrimination directed towards women? Discrimination against women is not just discrimination against a person; it is discrimination against families as well. Who would want a mother,
Literature Review The issues of access to education especially for girls is a complex situation as In India there is a strong preference for sons over daughter s that lead to discrimination against daughters and research on education has shown that girls are at a disadvantage compared to boys and are less likely to attend school (Kingdon 2005), and even if they go they are more likely to discontinue at an earlier age to contribute to household duties or due to financial constraints in family that
II) Articles: Comparative Study on Gender Justice, Author: Upasana Mukherjee. In her article on gender justice she writes about gender justice prevailing in India and other countries. She writes that it is very difficult to have complete justice towards genders in India the reasons being the diversity in cultures, subcultures, rigidity in traditions and beliefs, lack of education, lack of development, poverty, improper enforcement of law, deep rooted patriarchy which leader to subversive conditions
“Gender Violence/Violence against Women” Dr. Guruprasad S Y Lecturer in English and Research Scholar Seshadripuram Degree College, Mysuru “[V]iolence against women” is understood as a violation of human rights and a form of discrimination against women and shall mean all acts of ‘gender-based violence’ that result in, or are likely to result in physical, sexual, domestic, psychological and economic harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty
Since the beginning of humankind, discrimination is an unfair parameter, which categorizes people according to same criteria such as religion racism, politics, gender and sexual orientations. The most crucial type of discrimination is gender discrimination since “gender” is an inherited feature that was given to human and it is not a preferable thing. Although it is not preferable, people damaged notion of human-being by considering people separately as women and men, and clearly categorized them
women have existed for generations and affect the lives of both genders. Although the constitution of India has granted men and women equal rights, gender disparity still remains. Discrimination is anything and everything where one is treated in subdued manner on the basis of sex, culture or cast. Any discrimination based on sex of a person which can happen for men as well as for women in called as gender discrimination. Gender inequality in India refers to health, education, economic and political
Women’s rights, gender discrimination, and violence are issues as old as humankind, and are part of many religious and cultural traditions. The Bible describes how God made the woman out of the man (Gen 2:22) and charged her to always be submissive to the husband (Eph.5:22-24). Hindu scriptures describe a good wife as “a woman whose mind, speech, and body are kept in subjection, acquires high renown in this world, and, in the next, the same abode with her husband”. In ancient Athens, women are always
The Gender and Development Network defines harmful cultural and social practices as a:“… form of discrimination; they violate the human rights of affected individuals, particularly women and girls. They arise from gender inequality and discriminatory values, which lead to unequal power relations in communities and societies and to violence against women and girls. ” Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (1980) defines it as ‘’…a form of discrimination that seriously
survive with only one leg. It is determined to fix the third leg on to the male baby’s body so as to make male baby complete.“This decision was not on the basis of medical ground but due to gender discrimination in our society” (Sharma 4). Mahesh Dattani has very skillfully dealt with the tragedy awaiting the girl child. The social norms, economic standards