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the government is against a law  that punishes men who rape their wives

death penalty for those found guilty of raping girls aged 12 or below

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ranks 149 of 188: number of women in parliament (lower and upper houses just about 12% of female participation each)

women’s reservation bill: should reserve 33% of the seats for women BUT still wasn’t approved since two decades

falls 21 spots on World Economic Forum’s Global gender gap index due to lower female participation in economy; ranks 108 of 144

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Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) | Data

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Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) from The World Bank: Data

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2015-16: 24% employed (down from 35% in 2005-06)

lowest female labour force participation in south Asia regions

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every year, half a million fetuses are aborted

reduction in maternal mortality: 22% drop since 2013

still a large number

most women don't have access to good maternity care

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more than a half of Indian women suffer from anemia due to malnutrition

2017 Global Nutrition Report: world’s highest number of those who suffer

wanted to reduce, problem: traditional family role, etc

Dalit women: suffer from discrimination; die younger (~14.6y. younger); 70.4& have problems to access healthcare, 1 out of 4 15-49 y.o. are undernourished

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every 20 minutes, a woman in India is raped

24,000 registered rapes per year

Dalit women are raped more often

→ women are seen as the weak gender

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52% of Indian girls and 57% of Indian boys think it's okay when a man beats his wife

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only about half of all female Indians can read and write (while it's 75% of all males)

no sex education in schools and universities