PROBLEM IN INDIA

FEMALE FOETICIDE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

GROUP MEMBERS
SWATI GOSWAMI, 10. PARVIN SHAIKH, 38. SHRUTI SHETTY, 39. POONAM BODHALE, 03. YOGITA PUTHRAN, 32.

WHAT IS FEMALE FOETICIDE

Female foeticide is the intentional killing of baby girls due to the preference for male babies and from the low value associated with the birth of females."

REASON FOR FEMALE FOETICIDE

EVIL OF DOWRY FUTURE SECURITY SEEN AS CURSE CONSIDERED AS LIABILITY FAMILY PROPERTY RELIGIOUS FAITH LACK OF EDUCATION AND AWARENESS

PARAYA DHAN

OTHER FORM OF DISCRIMINATION.

No proper nutrition. No proper education. No or fewer month of breast feeding. Less care or medical treatment. Less parental attention. Baby girls are throttled, poisoned or drowned in the bucket of water. Tied in a polythene bag and dumped in a public dustbin.

STATUS OF WOMEN.
In India a woman is worshiped as Devi Durga and Laxmi. Ironically, even after so many years of independence and becoming one of the fastest growing countries of the world, a girl in India is still considered as a burden and is brutally murdered. In fact, it is the women folk who do it more. So, as a woman I feel do we really have the right to be called Devi Maa?

CURRENT SCENERIO.
The Girl Child .. 1 out of every 3 girls does not live to see her 15th birthday . One-third of these deaths take place at birth . Every sixth girl childs death is due to gender discrimination . Females are victimised far more than males during childhood . 1 out of every 10 women reported some kind of child sexual abuse during childhood, chiefly by known persons Death rate among girls below the age of 4 years is higher than that of boys. Even if she escapes infanticide or foeticide, a girl child is less likely to receive immunisation, nutrition or medical treatment compared to a male child 53% of girls in the age group of 5 to 9 years are illiterate Every year 27,06,000 children under 5 years die in India. And the deaths of girl children are higher than those of male children.

CONSEQUENCES
Adverse effect on the mental and physical health of mother. Declining sex ratio. Violence against women. Forced polyandry. Child prostitution.

WHAT WE NEED TO DO
Change the mindset of people. Ban on ultra sound during pregnancy Educating the masses. Awareness campaign. Invite the youth to take part in campaign because they are the future parents Raise voice against this issue.

PREVENTIVE MEASURE
Strict law enforcement against dowry. Stings operation and raids. Media publicity. Registration of scan centers and action against unregistered prenatal diagnostic centers.

Public education in local languages through community radios, tv, posters for changing mindset of people.

 Assured schooling,healthcare,employment and legal equality to daughter. Involvement of mass media reaching wider areas for eliminating this social evil. Involvement of NGOs/social welfare agencies. Tightening screws of PC and PNDT Act

What is Domestic Violence?

Definition: Domestic violence, also known as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, battering, family violence, and intimate partner violence (IPV). Domestic abuse that includes physical violence is called domestic violence. Occurs between people who are in an intimate relationship or marriage, tries to dominate & control the other person.

Who?
Male or Female, although most are females. Single, dating or married. Heterosexual or homosexual. Living together or separated.

What? Emotional or psychological abuse. Physical abuse. Sexual abuse. Financial abuse. Criminal or non-criminal. The need of one partner to control the other partner.

Where?

At home. At workplace of victim or the offender. At school. At public places.

Identify the act of domestic violence.

Physical violence:
Beating Slapping Hitting Biting Kicking Punching Pushing Shoving Causing bodily pain or injury in any other manner.

Sexual violence..
Forced sexual intercourse. Any act of sexual nature to abuse, humiliate or degrade you or otherwise violate your dignity or any other unwelcomed conduct of sexual nature.

Child sexual abuse.

Verbal & Emotional violence

Insults. Name calling Accusations on your character or conduct. Insult for not having a male child. Insult for not bringing dowry etc. Yelling & screaming. Preventing you or the child in your custody from attending school, college or any other educational institution. Preventing you from meeting any person in any normal course of events. Threat to commit suicide. Forcing you to get married when you dont want to marry.

Economic violence
Not providing money for food, clothes, medicines etc for maintaining you or your children. Not allowing you to work. Taking away your income , salary, wages etc. & not allowing you to use it. Forcing you out of the house. Stopping you from accessing or using any part of the house. Forcing you to wear particular type of clothes.

Consequences.
Effect on the victim, himself/herself & the family.

Effect on the society.

Effect on the nations growth & productivity.

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO?

Raise your voice. Talk to your friends and relatives about it. Take the help of an NGO or Police. File an FIR in the nearest police station. Take the help of the protection of women from domestic violence Act and contact the protection officer of your area and register domestic incident report. You can also directly go to the magistrate.

PRERNA

A LIGHTINSPIRING LIVES

About us
PRERNA is a Hindi word which means Encouragement.
The primary objective of this organization is to encourage women and help them to fight against atrocities.

We focus on
Enabling women to lead a dignified and independent lives. Create awareness among people regarding women related issues.

Breaking off the traditonal mindset of boys being superior than girls.

 Educating women to fight for their rights. Provide them with financial as well as moral support. Taking strict actions against people involved in domestic violence or female foeticide.

Let us live the life given by Almighty STOP Female Foeticide and Domestic Violence.

SLOGANS OF WOMENS RIGHTS MOVEMENT

Eliminate Inequality, not Women. Destroy Dowry, not Daughters. Get rid of Domestic violence, not brides. Say No to Sex-determination, Say Yes to Empowerment of Women, Say No to Sex Discrimination, Say Yes to Gender Justice.

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Thank you