The Between India And The United States

According to study done by researcher Abigail Weitzman, “women in India who have more education than their husbands, who earn more, or who are the sole earners in their families have a higher likelihood of experiencing frequent and severe intimate partner violence (IPV) than women who are not employed or who are less educated than their spouse” (Weitzman, 2014). Even women with higher education and jobs in India reported becoming victim of domestic violence. One reason Abigail mentions in her research was, “gender deviants”. Women with higher education were looked, as superiority to men and that is why men use more violence to gain power over women. To men in India, they always wanted to be superior to women in any way. They are head of their family and therefore, they are the one who makes all kinds of decisions, take over the control of their whole

In a critical analysis, India has been subjected and thrown into the fire as many continue to thrive this uphill battle of inequality and gender relation issues. Although inequality is a largely debatable issue, especially when convoluted

Women are married young, become mothers quickly, and are burdened by stringent domestic and financial responsibilities. Like in Greece, they have little chance to progress in the work force. Females, in certain regions of India, are frequently malnourished since they are the last member of the household to eat typically and the last to receive medical attention. Also, only “54 percent of Indian women are literate as compared to 76 percent of men” (Gender Equity Issues in India). Unlike in Greece, women of lower status still receive little schooling, and suffer from “unfair and biased inheritance and divorce laws” (Gender Equity Issues in India).

Gender gap is a serious problem that the whole world is facing, there’s many barriers and reasons behind this issue, the gender inequality changes over time and across different countries. Hence gender inequality is attributable to all communities, where averagely men are much better placed in economic, political and social hierarchies as compared to women.

For this case, the lack of capable guardianship is represented by segments of power that lack the motivation to improve conditions for women. I will attempt to compare other developing countries to India to prove that regardless of poverty levels, if there are continued dehumanization of women within culture the continuation of violence against women will be

In India, there are many groups who affect the human race either gender like women by many aspects of sexism and violence. This means that there are reasons for sexism in India. Moreover, There is specific research on sexism mostly in favour of men over women. We find that in India there are many social issues of violence against women. The constitution of India has granted men and women equal rights, gender disparity still remains. Gender discrimination violates is a fundamental right so this human right is given to all human in the world from baby to adult not only for men but also for all women.

The Hindu religion is very different to what we know, especially for women. To the people who live their lives devoted to Hinduism, it’s more than just a religion, it’s a culture. Women, though regarded as extremely important, are not given equal rights. This holds back the people in this culture as if so many people of the population aren’t give the same opportunities as men are the nation in itself could be missing out on so much. These women have the potential to do a lot more, yet are held back as all they’re expected to do with their lives are marry and have children. Part of this relates back to the caste system, if no one is equal there’s no place for the nation to develop.

Thesis: The gendercide happing in India and China is a real issue by cultural traditions, and financial burdens that are driven by poverty and governmental policies.

Hinduism is considered an institutionalized religion, yet it “is not a ‘single’ unified tradition,” but rather a diverse group of beliefs that have primarily evolved from the Vedas (M.P. Fisher 64). While it appears that women were respected in ancient India, this respect has been slowly eroded (M.P. Fisher 67). As Hinduism evolved, male babies were increasingly favored due to the overwhelming burden of the dowry system. Around 400 BCE to 100BCE it is believed that Brahman men’s influence was threatened and previously independently worshipped goddesses were transformed into the wives of gods (M.P. Fisher 68). Further evidence of the erosion of women’s roles is found in the Upanishads, the latest of the Vedic writings, which advises “that if a wife refuses her husband’s sexual advances, he should try to persuade her by coaxing, then by gifts, and finally by beating her with his fists or with rods” (M.P. Fisher 67). However, there are contradictory views in the Laws of Manu that assert that “where women are honored, there the gods are pleased; but where they are not honored no sacred rite yields rewards” (M.P. Fisher 67). Therefore, since the Vedas are comprised of a

Women in India could not own property at all until 1937. Even then, women were only granted that right through family inheritance or their marital status. It is still rare for women to be in possession of land despite the number of acts that have passed over the century. From British colonial rule through postcolonial times and even now, women are still having to express their desire for rights that men have like inheritance and ownership. During colonial times, progress was made by simply the idea of women having rights being expressed. It was seen to conflict with the Hindu beliefs and practices, so most of the time rights for women were only written, not actually implemented. Furthermore, the debates were ongoing and over the years as people persisted, bills like the Age of Consent Act of 1891 and the Hindu Succession Bill of 1956 were passed. The reason for all the opposition of reforming Hindu laws was usually due to how much it interfered with Hindu practices and traditional family values. The more rights women received, the less authenticity was left in the Hindu culture therefore being seen as destructive to the Indian, patriarchal society despite the progress made for women (Williams, 2013). This shows that Hindu itself hinders progress from being made for all people and benefits men more than it does women. Simply put, the

Before we begin to explore the different types of sex exploitation, it is vital to understand the history and the role that women play in the Indian society. In India, women are treated very differently compared to how American females are

Hinduism is a prevalently male dominated religion in which women assume an auxiliary part. In India, there are laws that prevent women from having their independence. During the earliest time, women’s legitimate rights to acquire property had been restricted. The ancient Hindu scripture, “Na stri swatantramarhati-’Swatrantam Na Kachit Striyah,” describe women to be unfit for any independence and was viewed as less than human. She was only to be preserved by her male guardians (Halder, Debarati, and K. Jaishankar 664-665). In the Traditional Status of Women in Hinduism, Jayaram V states that “Her father protects (her) in childhood, her husband protects (her) in youth, and her son protects (her) in old age.” Hindu

Two of the world’s most largest democracies are known as the United States of America and India. The countries have Federal Democracies, India known as the top down federation and the United States known as the bottom down federation. India is known for their multi-party system and the U.S. for their two party systems. These two democracies represent 22.3% of the world population, with a combined population of over 1.267 billion people according to the World Bank estimates. Legislative, executive, and judiciary powers are the central powers within the government. Both countries have a Legislative branch that’s bicameral, however, the degree that their legislative powers are used up to be are both distinctive from one another.

If we look in to the history, since ages women have been experiencing discrimination, viewed as less than fully human, considered as inferior brains, suffered a lot due to a lack of legal rights and with very little independence. Gender is a function of power relationship between men and women where men are considered superior to women in Indian society. Traditionally women are considered as weaker section and kept in a subordinate position to men. The level of discrimination differs from society to society, community to community; it depends upon the development stage of a particular society or nation. Patriarchy system is the root cause of gender inequality.

In India, there is a huge campus of religion situated in the society. There are four major caste divisions in India, Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra. The lowest caste people came under the Shudra’s. They are regarded as Dalits. These people are suppressed, humiliated, exploited, discriminated and marginalized in every sphere of life. These people are also regarded as untouchables. If the woman belongs to Dalit community, they suffer two types of discrimination: first, of being a woman and second, belonging to the lowest