IWA by AVA SINGH https://padlet.com/as99268/5avra01qwno8y1fr Made with good vibes en-us 2022-01-04 20:36:48 UTC 2022-01-09 21:30:34 UTC hello@padlet.com RQ: as99268 https://padlet.com/as99268/5avra01qwno8y1fr/wish/1975113919 To what extent is india depriving women of their natural rights and contributing to gender inequality?

]]> 2022-01-04 20:45:24 UTC https://padlet.com/as99268/5avra01qwno8y1fr/wish/1975113919 THESIS: as99268 https://padlet.com/as99268/5avra01qwno8y1fr/wish/1975125109 The extent to which India is depriving women of their equality is great due to economic and social negative effects, including a gender wage gap, discrimination in the workplace, and a patriarchy deep-rooted in social and cultural norms. A potential solution to this inequality is increased education for women and the encouragement of a gradual shift in cultural attitudes towards women using p0olitics]]> 2022-01-04 20:53:15 UTC https://padlet.com/as99268/5avra01qwno8y1fr/wish/1975125109 Intro/context: as99268 https://padlet.com/as99268/5avra01qwno8y1fr/wish/1975128731 despite legislation and consitutional rights in place to give women equal rights in India, "Women’s Rights in the fields of education, marriage, divorce and succession are being violated or limited in comparison to those of their male counterparts"

"India ranks 132 out of 187 countries on the gender inequality index – lower than Pakistan (123), according to the United Nations Development Program‟s Human Development Report 2013.” (sharma).

a great deal of this discrimination towards women can be blamed on deep-rooted cultural and religious normalities in India that encourage this. in fact, "
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"In India, inequality is the major concern since its independence and even
various government reforms, globalization and recent growth scenarios have failed
to address."
]]> 2022-01-04 20:55:56 UTC https://padlet.com/as99268/5avra01qwno8y1fr/wish/1975128731 BP 2: economic as99268 https://padlet.com/as99268/5avra01qwno8y1fr/wish/1975136308 LOR: women are not allowed the opportunity to make their own money due to cultural patriarchy that forces them to do menial household chores. Why?

-"Women’s labour participation decision has
been observed to be different from those for men in terms of age of entry, human capital attributes, marital status, reproduction and social class position affecting their mobility and so on "
AND, bc they are all in the informal sector. in informal sector bc "because of their need for flexibility to manage both productive, home-based income earning work, and many other unpaid activities within and outside the household and their reproductive functions. " (both sita lama)
THUS, "Large proportions of women in informal sector works as a self-employed and
operates from home and thus are likely to be excluded from the labour force enumeration"
-"Women workers in informal sectors are generally unskilled, low educated and more vulnerable and are considered to be the cheap source of labour and are
particularly the most marginalized section of workers."
THUS, they are never even given the opportunity to get into the labor industry even if they tried. 

even when these women can and do work, they face a growing wage gap, getting payed far less than men and also facing discrimination
"According to the NSSO report, workforce participation for the urban males were 54.6% and for the females were only 14.7% as compared to the workforce participation for the rural males were 54.3% and for the females it was 24.8% in 2011-2012." which depicts huge gender discrimination btw men and women. (roopali)

The ‘Men and Women in 2017’ report4 released by the statistics and programme implementation ministry in May 2018 states that despite having same qualifications, Indian women get 30% less pay than men.”
“The Global Wage Report5 2016-17 published by the International Labour Organization in 2016 had raised an alarm with the revelation that the Gender Pay Report in India, at 30%, was among the highest in the world.” ROOPALI 

"Without equal access to the job market, women cannot participate in better-paid work so their economic status remains stunted. "

AND THIS- IS THE CYCLE!! BOOM!! ]]> 2022-01-04 21:01:39 UTC https://padlet.com/as99268/5avra01qwno8y1fr/wish/1975136308 BP 1: social as99268 https://padlet.com/as99268/5avra01qwno8y1fr/wish/1976488195 there is strong gender discrimination present in india, largely due to cultural normalities that encourage the discrimination of women. the patriarchal society encourages women to serve the simple purpose of household jobs, and allow men to hold authority over women. "Most  of  India  has a strong  patriarchal custom,  where  men  hold  authority over female family members and inherit property & title. It is the custom where  inheritance  passes  from  father  to  son,  women  move  in  with  the  husband  &  his  family upon marriage & marriages include a bride price or dowry." (priti jha). since men are more powerful and hold more auhotirty over women, they are deemed much more useful and therefore,
 
 there is a strong preference for a son over a daughter.  in fact, since the transition of indian society "The preference for a son is a phenomenon which is historically rooted in the patriarchal system of the Indian society." (saryal)
notnonly does cultural norms encourage discrimination, but religious practices do as well. in fact, "Another  factor  is  that  of  religious  practices,  which can only be performed by males for their parents' afterlife. Sons are often the only person entitled to performing funeral rights for their parents" (priti jha). 


"“Another factor is that of religious practices,  which
can only be performed by males for their parents' afterlife. Sons are often the only person entitled to performing funeral rights for their parents” page 6. " (jha)


present-day politics also encourage old-age cultural norms that follow that of the caste system and oppress women. for example, Prime Minister Narendra Modhi and his political party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) belive "that the ideals for a woman must be Sita, Savitri, Gargi, and Damayanti (women representing humbleness, tolerance, and chastity in Hindu mythology). " 
and views women as "...fitting examples of allegiance to the males of the community — set for ideal womanhood".. (lastrapes). 


-“oppressed people cannot stay oppressed forever”
MLK



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in terms of helping women go further in a society that currently ties them down, raising literacy rates and education opportunities for women is a no brainer. "Strategies for advancement of women should be higher literacy, more formal education, and greater employment opportunity. In education it needs to be reducing primary and secondary dropout of female child." (sharma). providing better educational opportunities for women would allow them to potentially gain better workforce jobs and in urban areas, perhaps higher-up jobs in government or politics, which would allow them to get involved in decision-making and encourage social integration. 

additionally, the BJP party has a lot of influence over their followers, and therefore could use their platform and make decisions in favor of women empowerment. some examples are criminalizing marital rape, and acting "against errant leaders and vigilantes: If the son of a prominent leader is involved in stalking of a woman, the party cannot be seen protecting him. If a group founded by a sitting chief minister barges into the house of a young inter-faith couple and threatens to thrash them for transgressing community boundaries, the police have to act against them. If a BJP leader is caught on camera threatening a woman officer, he cannot go scot free" (drhubo).

. A cycle of poverty pervades as long as women struggle for
basic survival while education remains a luxury they cannot afford. As long as they do not gain adequate education,
their income remains low. Provision of equal education can increase women’s’ chances of employment and higher
income (ravzi)]]> 2022-01-05 20:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/as99268/5avra01qwno8y1fr/wish/1977358567 conclusion as99268 https://padlet.com/as99268/5avra01qwno8y1fr/wish/1977820999 2022-01-06 03:12:44 UTC https://padlet.com/as99268/5avra01qwno8y1fr/wish/1977820999