What is Section 375 in The Indian Penal Code? It defines rape. It has an exception which says “Sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife, the wife not being under fifteen years of age, is not rape.” The Delhi High Court is hearing a challenge to the constitutional validity of the ‘marital rape …
Facts: Women make up only a fifth of ISRO’s workforce. Women form 0.56% of our army, 1.08% of the air force and 6.5% of the navy In the Indian judiciary, only 11 (or 4.2%) of Supreme Court judges over the past 71 years have been women, and not a single woman has headed it since 1950. Gender Stereotypes: Perceptions and stereotypes: Perceptions that boys are naturally more …
According to the WEF’s Global Gender Gap Report for 2021, India is ranked at number 140 out of 156 nations. It is a drop of 28 places compared to last year. While Bangladesh is the best performer in South Asia, ranked 65th. Comparison between India and Bangladesh Indicators where Bangladesh doing better than India- Sex …
Context: The Union Cabinet has passed a proposal to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years, the same as men. The government has taken this decision based on the recommendations of the Committee headed by Jaya Jaitly. What is the minimum age of marriage currently? For Hindus, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 sets 18 …
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As per NITI Aayog National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) Impact of college educated females : Graduate Females Nutrition Schooling Electricity Access >2.2% of Population 30% deprived 8.4% deprived 5.2% deprived <2.2% of Population 42.3% derived 18% deprived 15.9% deprived
Context: NFHS-5 data revealed that India’s Total Fertility Rate has declined to 2 from 2.2 of NFHS-4. Factors that helped India bring down the Total Fertility Rate: Women and their aspirations to plan and manage families have helped reduce the TFR. There are about 16.4 mn abortions every year. This shows that people are taking family …
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Facts: India’s Female Labour Force Participation Rate (FLPR) is declining. It is below the global average of 45%. FLPR has fallen from 31.2% in 2011-12 to 24.5% in 2018-19. Number of women in jobs declined by 10 million. India’s rank 140 in the 2021 global gender gap index, worsened as compared to the 98th rank …
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Facts: According to International Labour Organization (ILO), Gulf Cooperation Council(GCC) hosts about 23 million migrant workers. Among these, Women account for 39% of migrant workers, and this count is continually growing. How working women in West Asia can be divided? In West Asia, Working Women can be divided into two categories: Skilled: include persons in the organized sector, mainly …
Summary: Women are affected more by the climate change. In Climate Change negotiations, mainstreaming of women gender in key roles and processes has seen inadequate progress. Women need to have more say in global climate action. Background: Climate change affects women and girls disproportionately, as they are more vulnerable to threats posed by the crisis. …
Context: The Bihar government announced 33% horizontal reservation for women in State engineering and medical colleges. What is the vertical and horizontal reservation? Vertical reservation: The reservation for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) is referred to as the vertical reservation. Horizontal reservation: This refers to …