Gender Disparities in India: Causes, Impacts, and Measures
Nijra Brahma
Dr. Nijra Brahma, Department of History, Bodofa U. N. Brahma College, Kokrajhar (Assam), India.
Manuscript received on 12 July 2024 | Revised Manuscript received on 27 July 2024 | Manuscript Accepted on 15 September 2024 | Manuscript published on 30 September 2024 | PP: 15-18 | Volume-4 Issue-1, September 2024 | Retrieval Number: 100.1/ijssl.E113803050924 | DOI: 10.54105/ijssl.E1138.04010924
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Abstract: The gender gap that still exists in Indian society has touched the various spheres of life such as education, employment opportunities, income, health, economic issues, social and cultural issues, etc. Discrimination towards women starts even before her birth in the form of female foeticide and after her birth in the form of female infanticide has been in practice. Gender inequality restricts women’s access to opportunities and resources. In this paper, we have tried to highlight the causes and consequences of gender inequality in India and put forward measures to reduce this inequality.
Keywords: Gender Inequality, Economic, Social and Cultural Issues, Discrimination, Female Foeticide, Female Infanticide.
Scope of the Article: Women Empowerment