Essays about: "gender discrimination in india"

Found 4 essays containing the words gender discrimination in india.

  1. 1. Struggle and Development : Approaching gender bias in practical international development work

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Samhällsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Anna-Maria Lind; [2007]
    Keywords : Gender; International Development; Informal Sector; Women Empowerment;

    Abstract : Since the Beijing Conference on women in 1995 ‘gender-mainstreaming’ has been the new buzz word within the international development regime. Gender equality is increasingly believed to be a major determinant for socioeconomic development in the Global South. READ MORE

  3. 2. Familial Power Relations, Issues of Gender and Son Preference in Rural South India

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ida Bohman; [2007]
    Keywords : India; Gender; Son preference; Transformation; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This study deals with the impact of overall processes of societal change on already existing patriarchal structures in Indian society by investigating the phenomenon of son preference and daughter discrimination. In India the natural biological sex ratio of slightly more females than males in the population is reversed, predominantly in the youngest age group. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Paradox of Modernity : A study of girl discrimination in urban Punjab, India

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Marie Nilsson; [2004]
    Keywords : Punjab; India; modernity; tradition; gender; sex selection; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study has brought attention to the paradox of modernity, in which certain elements of tradition tend to survive the forces of modernisation and may even, as in this case, be amplified in society. The study demonstrated that modernity, when seen from a gendered perspective generates processes and results that favour men, not women. READ MORE

  5. 4. Newspaper Coverage of Gender, Environment and Development Issues in India

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Behnoosh Payvar; [2004]
    Keywords : gender; India; environment; development; GED; press coverage; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study was to examine the coverage of gender, environment and development (GED) issues in the Indian English-language newspapers. A main hypothesis is that the high rate of gender discrimination in India contributes to a gender bias in the coverage of GED stories. READ MORE