Violence Against Women In India

Violence against women in India is one of the biggest issues that is rooted in traditional culture and economic dependence. There are many laws that underline the discriminatory practices that favor men. Inadequate policing and jurisdiction denies female victims from proper protection and justice, although female partaking in public life is on the rise, and are trying to have laws amended in their favor. India is currently in America’s past and has a long way to go to make its women equal citizens in their own country. But what separates India from America? In India, the society grows up in a situation where they perceive violence against women to be the norm. The majority of the violence against women is in the form of domestic violence, commonly resulting in deaths and cruelties. A common example is the social acceptance of the dowry system. Dowry is both a practice and a problem associated within traditional Indian marriage. Though it was more common in the culture of Hindus, dowry has now integrated into almost all of the Indian religious groups. Dowry is also the wealth transferred from the bride’s family to the groom’s family. The wealth can be in the form of property, money, jewelry, cars, etc… The bride’s family is compelled to

They are subjected to being man-handled, disrespected, ill-treated, and tortured. Frequently, India’s daily newspaper announces the appalling results of the dowry system, in which “the newly married women are always the victims of harassment, violence, murder, and suicide” (RAJESWARI, 2014). Violence against women who bring less dowry or none would most likely face severe consequences. The different types of the consequences are endless: “wife battering, emotional neglect / torture, verbal abuse, refusal of sufficient food, imposition of heavy physical work, severe physical harassments to the extent of killing the victim, and so on” (RAJESWARI,