Gender Inequality in India

What is the population of India

1.451 billion

By how much did the value of exports in India increase between 2008 and 2014

Almost double (from $15bn. to $28 bn.)

Where is India ranked in the GGGI (global gender gap index)

129th out of 146

What percentage of the employees of major companies are women

13%

What percentage of parlimentary seats are held by women

10%

IMR rates in 2014

43/1000 live births

Why is there a high MMR

Women are not educated & live in poverrty

By how much could India’s GDP rise if there was gender parity in the workforce

27%

Example of gender inequality/human rights violation re. pregnancy

Sex-selective abortions are legal & forced sterilisations

Domestic gender inequality

Women are forced into a life of domestic servitude and have little power in descicion making in their relationships. Exacerbated by low % of woman in the work force - reliant on their husbands

How many rapes are reported every hour

15

What percentage of women in India think it is OK for a husband to beat his wife

52%

How many are estimated to be vicitms of modern slavery in India

14.3 million (mostly women and girls)

What % of women in Delhi returned to work after child birth (even those with the financial means to do so )

25%

What has India ratified

The UDHR (universal declaration of human rights)

What is CEDAW

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women. India joined & llowed them to stop child marriages

What acts has India passed at national and state scale

• Dowry Prohibition Act (2008)

• Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (2006)

From what does a woman die every 90 mins from

Dowry crime

How many total child marriages are there in india

225 million

What % of all crimes are cruelty by husbands

31%

How many girls are trafficked for forced laboru

8 million

in what areas are there more dowry based deaths

‘lower caste areas’ - utter pradesh

What else do CEDAW do RE human traffickin

stop forced labour/trafficking, They monitor missing females and disband international trafficking operations

What scheme prompted by NGO’s allows for more gender parity in the workplace

Flexi-work scheme

What did Delhi intro in 2014

More female police officeres (and upped gen. police presence). This fostered a safer culture for women and allowed them to report gender-based crimes

What is the safe cities project

Launched in 2018, extended till 2024. Protects women in partnership with UN women. Identifies ‘hotspots’ of crimes against women, and impliments tech/infrastructure to promote awarness and safety

Safe cities etx.

Use IT to track perpertrators & civil amenities for women.