Question

What are the problems faced by indian women which affect their social status ?

Answer 1

Child Marriage
Female Infanticide
Dowry system etc.

Answer 2

Answer:

The problems faced by Indian women which affect their social status are,

1. The literacy rate among women is only 54 per cent compared with 76 per cent among men. Similarly a smaller proportion of girl students go for higher studies. When we look at the school results, girls perform as well as boys, but they drop out because parents prefer to spend their resources for their boys' education.
2. The proportion of women among the highly paid and valued jobs is still very small. On an average an Indian women works one hour more than an average man every day. Yet much of her work is not paid and therefore not valued.
3. The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 provides that equal wages should be paid to equal work. However in almost all areas of work, from sports and cinema, to factories and fields, women are paid less than men, even when both do the same work.
4. In many part of India parents prefer to have sons and find ways to have the girl child aborted before she is born.
5. Their are reports of various kinds of harassment, exploitation and violence against women. Urban areas have become particularly unsafe for women. They are not safe even within their own home from beating, harassment and other forms of domestic violence.