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Ethics and values means:

Ans : Ethical
value denotes something's degree of importance, with
the aim of determining what action or life is best to do, or at least
attempt to describe the value of different actions. The study of
ethical value is also included in value theory.
2. Factors for degradation values:

The influences of mass media, science and technology,


Ans :
modernization, globalization etc. are the prime factors for the
degeneration of the youth in our society and corrupting the mind of a
large number of youngsters.
3. Gender equality or gender justice :
Ans : Oxfam understands gender justice as the full equality and equity
between women and men in all spheres of life, resulting in women
jointly, and on an equal basis with men, defining and shaping the
policies, structures and decisions that affect their lives and society as
a whole.
4. Stages of a women in her life cycle :
Ans : Accompanied by considerable hormonal changes, the life stages
of women are generally divided into infancy, puberty, reproductive
age, climacteric period, and elderly years, in addition to pregnancy
and delivery that are generally included as the life events unique to
women.
5. Prenatal sex selection:
Ans : Sex selection is illegal in India. Prenatal determination of sex
through ultrasound is also illegal in India. In 1994, the Pre-Conception
and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act banned prenatal sex
determination, and was strengthened by an amendment in 2003.
6. Femicide :
Ans : Femicide or feminicide is a hate crime term, broadly defined as
"the intentional killing of women or girls because they are
female", though definitions vary depending on its cultural context.
Feminist author Diana E. H.
7. Change family attitude forward girl :
Ans :
8. Rights of doughter in family :
Ans : Daughters have right to parents' property prior to enactment
of Hindu Succession Act of 1956: SC. Daughters have the right to
inherit their parents' self-acquired property and any other property of
which they are absolute owners.
9. Labor division in family :
Ans : The domestic division of labour refers to the division of tasks
within the household between partners. For example, men will fulfil
the breadwinner responsibilities and women will complete the child
rearing, etc.
10. Human rights of women :
Ans : The Indian constitution guarantees equality to all women.
According to Article 15, discrimination cannot be made among citizens
on grounds of religion, race, caste or sex. Article 51A states that it is
the duty of every citizen to renounce practices derogatory to the
dignity of women.
11. Child marriage :
Ans : Child Marriage is defined as a marriage of a girl or boy before
the age of 18 and refers to both formal marriages and informal unions
in which children under the age of 18 live with a partner as if married.
Child marriage affects both girls and boys, but it affects girls
disproportionately, especially in South Asia.
12. Honor killer :
Ans : Honor killing, most often, the murder of a woman or girl by
male family members. The killers justify their actions by claiming that
the victim has brought dishonor upon the family name or prestige.
13. Satidaha pratha :
Ans : The act or custom of a Hindu widow burning herself to
death or being burned to death on the funeral pyre of her
husband also : a woman burned to death in this way.
14. Dowry :
Ans : Dowry, the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to
her husband or his family in marriage.
15. Domestic violence :
Ans : Domestic violence is violence committed by someone in the
victim's domestic circle. This includes partners and ex-partners,
immediate family members, other relatives and family friends. The
term 'domestic violence' is used when there is a close relationship
between the offender and the victim.
16. S.T.E.M stands for :
Ans : STEM is an acronym for the fields of science, technology, engineering
and math. Discussion of STEM-related programs has become a presidential
priority because too few college students are pursuing degrees in these fields.

17. Gender discrimination :

Ans : Gender discrimination is unequal or disadvantageous


treatment of an individual or group of individuals based on
gender. Sexual harassment is a form of illegal gender discrimination.
18. Nirbhaya :

Ans : Why did we start using Nirbhaya? The use of Nirbhaya in media
reports and coverage around the case served two major purposes.
Firstly, the law states that the victim's identity must be concealed until
a judgment for the case is solved. Thus, all reportage adopted the
name 'Nirbhaya' meaning fearless.
19. Gender language :

Ans : English doesn't really have a grammatical gender as many other


languages do. It doesn't have a masculine or a feminine for nouns,
unless they refer to biological sex (e.g., woman, boy, Ms etc). So
gendered language is commonly understood as language that has a
bias towards a particular sex or social gender.
20. Sexual harassment at the workplace :
Ans : A demand or request for sexual favours; Making sexually
coloured remarks; Showing pornography; Any other unwelcome
physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of a sexual nature.

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