Essays about: "gender discrimination in india"

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  1. 11. 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 : India; gender; 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

  3. 12. 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 : India; Punjab; 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