Monday, July 1, 2013

Useful numbers about Women

Since Indian Society has been made a part of GS paper 1, it is imperative for the aspirants to keep tab on important reports about elements of society.

 A recent report by WHO has the following important insights:

  • The worst perpetrators of violence against women are those closely related to women.
  • 38% of women who are murdered are killed by their intimate partners; 30% of women worldwide are victims of brutalities perpetrated by their close partners.
  • 35% of all women experience abuse of some form or the other and 42% sustain injuries during their lifetime.
 A shift in the age-old cultural attitudes that entrench power relations between sexes is need of the hour.

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