Statistical Overview of Women in India
496 mn - Women (2001), 48% of population
933 Women for every 1,000 men
54% - Literacy rate (compared to 76% men)
Every 26 minutes, a woman is molested
Every 34 minutes, a woman is raped
Every 42 minutes, an incident of sexual harassment takes place
Every 43 minutes, a woman is kidnapped
Every 93 minutes, a woman is killed
540 maternal deaths per 1,00,000 live births (The National Family Health Survey: 1998-99)
60 % of female population is anaemic
2.3% of married women in the 45-49 age group are childless (The National Family Health Survey)
Women are under-represented in governance and decision making positions. Even today, women occupy
Less than 8% of Parliamentary seats,
Less than 6% of Cabinet positions,
Less than 4% of seats in High Courts and the Supreme Court
Less than 3% of administrative and managerial positions
Source: http://www.indianngos.com/issue/women/overview.htm
933 Women for every 1,000 men
54% - Literacy rate (compared to 76% men)
Every 26 minutes, a woman is molested
Every 34 minutes, a woman is raped
Every 42 minutes, an incident of sexual harassment takes place
Every 43 minutes, a woman is kidnapped
Every 93 minutes, a woman is killed
540 maternal deaths per 1,00,000 live births (The National Family Health Survey: 1998-99)
60 % of female population is anaemic
2.3% of married women in the 45-49 age group are childless (The National Family Health Survey)
Women are under-represented in governance and decision making positions. Even today, women occupy
Less than 8% of Parliamentary seats,
Less than 6% of Cabinet positions,
Less than 4% of seats in High Courts and the Supreme Court
Less than 3% of administrative and managerial positions
Source: http://www.indianngos.com/issue/women/overview.htm
posted by Olga Tikhonova | 4:49 pm
1 Comments:
The underrepresentation is a direct fallout of they being uneducated and not imparitively coz of male domination.
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