Indian women
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Transcript of Indian women
By: Amninder Kaur
Crimes Against Women
“Every minute a crime against women
occurs”
Female Infanticide
Discrimination
Sexual harassment
Dowry
Domestic violence
Facts
Female literacy percentage: 64.6%
Female drop out percentage at Secondary Education level : 47.9%
10 million girls are killed in 2o years.
Difference in wages of men and women in some industries : 60%
8233 women killed in 2012 for dowry
21,397 rape cases occur every year
70% women face domestic vi0lence
What can be the silver lining
Creation of awareness about their rights among women.
Elimination of discrimination against girl child by awareness programmes.
Self protection method.
Strict enforcement of relevant legal provisions.
Let’s make our nation into one where every woman could held her head high.