GENDER

MCDOWELL DIGITAL MEDIA, INC.

EQUALITY
POOJA NARANG
RICHA ARORA
VYAPI ADVANI
ADITI AGRAWAL
TULIKA ARORA
FACTS
INDIA has a woman PM long before
Australia.

Women in India have traditionally

played quite prominent roles.

The queen of jhansi was a hero of the

1857 freedom war.
 IT IS ESTIMATED THAT WOMEN PERFORM TWO-
THIRDS OF THE WORLD'S WORK, YET THEY ONLY
EARN ONE-TENTH OF INCOME, AND OWN LESS
THAN ONE PERCENT OF THE WORLD'S PROPERTY

MORE THAN 110 MILLION OF THE WORLD'S

CHILDREN, TWO-THIRD OF THEM ARE GIRLS, ARE
NOT IN SCHOOL.

ONLY 17% OF THE WORLD'S ELECTED

GOVERNMENT LEADERS AREE WOMEN.
INAUSPICIOUS VS AUSPICIOUS
A girl born is considered inauspicious whereas
the birth of a boy is a cause for celebration

FOOD
In majority of household still the nutritious and
the better food is given to the males first and
FAMILY
women have to eat the leftovers.

AUTHORITY
All important decisions are taken by the male
and the females are no or little say in it.

The percentage of females
to males in politics is very
less. (Though 33% of seats
are reserved for women, it
is only for a women sake.)
SOCIETY
STAGE 2
The society does not
consider it proper for the
parents of a married girl to
live with her at her in-laws
house. Even in some places
they can't drink water and
eat food.
STAGE 3
The groom's side is always
heavier over the bride's, and
the society accepts the
husband showing his
supremacy over the wife.
 EDUCATION

Boys are educated at Gender bias is also

Girls aren't given
the best institutions observed in schools.
enough freedom.
where as girls are not.
Rather they are pushed
to learn houshold work.
The women are expected to
observe fasts or vrats.

Religious ceremonies are

mostly conducted by males.

Upanayan vidhi or
performing the last rites of a
deceased are some
RELIGION
privileges that have been
granted to only to men.