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Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: DV-DATA-1

According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in India who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 35 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 29, 2024, 6:01 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: WR-PRACTICE-2

"The discrimination faced by her recently widowed mother within the community was all-pervasive; she was denied the right to participate in wedding rituals, baby showers, and other auspicious occasions. She had to remain hidden from society’s gaze, thanks to the age-old Hindu belief that a widow was a source of shame for the family and if even her shadow fell anywhere, it would be considered an inauspicious sign. Inside the home, the expectations from her mother were to be a 'good daughter' and the 'perfect mother' – there was no life to be lived beyond these roles imposed by society" (para 2). "'When my mother reached my current age –...more
Jan. 29, 2024, 6:01 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: WR-DATA-1

"According to the latest census data, over 71 million women in India, as of 2011, are single – a 39 percent rise from 2001. This number includes widows, women who’ve divorced, and unmarried women, as well as those separated from or deserted by their husbands. Comprising 12 percent of the total population in India, survival is an uphill battle on many fronts for single women" (para 4).
Jan. 29, 2024, 6:01 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: SMES-DATA-3

"[ A]ccording to the latest census data, over 71 million women in India, as of 2011, are single – a 39 percent rise from 2001. This number includes widows, women who’ve divorced, and unmarried women, as well as those separated from or deserted by their husbands (...)" (para 4).
Jan. 29, 2024, 6:01 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1

"Today, Status Single is also the name of an online community with more than 3,000 members on Facebook. It was founded in 2018, shortly after the publication of the book. The first offline meetup was held in Kolkata in October 2021. Kundu had interviewed a few women from the community for the book that details the single woman’s experiences — from facing housing discrimination in the city’s metros to being forced into heterosexual marriages" (para 10). "'It’s primarily a support group, but also a space to vent,' said 48-year-old Supreme Court advocate Amrreeta Swarup who’s a member of the Delhi Status Single WhatsApp group. 'We have lawyers in the group...more
Jan. 29, 2024, 6:01 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1

"In India’s Jharkhand state and other tribal areas, for example, tribal women often face an uphill battle in inheriting property, and, in some cases, allegations of witchcraft are wielded against them to silence their claims. They might be branded as witches on the most absurd of suspicions, socially excommunicated, or worse still, lynched by villagers, their corpses left to rot in public" (para 5).
Jan. 29, 2024, 6:01 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2

"'The way our society is structured, marriage seems to be the most crucial aspect of one’s life (...)" (para 24).
Jan. 29, 2024, 6:01 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: LO-LAW-1

"[I]n 2020, the Jharkhand government even rolled back an ambitious scheme by the previous government that encouraged women, in general, to register the property under their names by paying a meagre amount of Rs 1, citing loss to the exchequer due to apparent 'misuse' of the scheme" (para 5).
Jan. 29, 2024, 6:01 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1

"In India’s Jharkhand state and other tribal areas, for example, tribal women often face an uphill battle in inheriting property, and, in some cases, allegations of witchcraft are wielded against them to silence their claims. They might be branded as witches on the most absurd of suspicions, socially excommunicated, or worse still, lynched by villagers, their corpses left to rot in public. In 2020, the Jharkhand government even rolled back an ambitious scheme by the previous government that encouraged women, in general, to register the property under their names by paying a meagre amount of Rs 1, citing loss to the exchequer due to apparent 'misuse' of the scheme" (para...more
Jan. 29, 2024, 6:01 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1

"In India’s Jharkhand state and other tribal areas, for example, tribal women often face an uphill battle in inheriting property, and, in some cases, allegations of witchcraft are wielded against them to silence their claims. They might be branded as witches on the most absurd of suspicions, socially excommunicated, or worse still, lynched by villagers, their corpses left to rot in public. In 2020, the Jharkhand government even rolled back an ambitious scheme by the previous government that encouraged women, in general, to register the property under their names by paying a meagre amount of Rs 1, citing loss to the exchequer due to apparent 'misuse' of the scheme" (para...more
Jan. 29, 2024, 6:01 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-4, IAW-LAW-1

"In terms of government-recognized documentation, many widowed women need to carry their husbands’ names to avail of social security benefits, including those from welfare schemes or from their husbands’ pensions. In 2016, the Ministry of Women and Child Development, a branch under the Indian government, released a 'comprehensive social protection mechanism plan' to address these issues. However, little has transpired since, and many women, especially those from economically weaker backgrounds, have to rely on parents to secure address proof so that they can open bank accounts or take out loans" (para 6).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Angola, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Laos, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Senegal, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Fiji, Gabon, Guatemala, Guyana, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Moldova, Morocco, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Cote D'Ivoire, Denmark, Estonia, Gambia, Guinea, Iceland, India, Liberia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Togo
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Angola, Bolivia, Botswana, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Laos, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1

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Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MMR-DATA-1

According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in India was 103 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2

According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in India is 24% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in India is 69 years for women and 66 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in India is 69.5 years for men and 72.2 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 12, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Libya, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Variables: BR-SCALE-1

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Sept. 29, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: BR-DATA-1

"16.1 births per 1000 population"
Sept. 18, 2023, 12:36 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-1

"The commission has sent an official to Rajasthan to investigate the cases. The Bhilwara district collector, Ashish Modi, said the crimes were the first of their kind. 'They are total illegal. The police are investigating and we will make sure the victims get justice and the guilty are punished,' Modi said" (para.9).
Sept. 18, 2023, 12:36 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-2

"Young girls in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan are being sold as 'repayment' for loans their parents cannot afford, the national body that protects human rights has said" (para.1). "Local media reports say that in half a dozen districts around Bhilwara, if a family cannot repay a loan, the aggrieved creditor has complained to the 'caste panchayats' or caste councils. By way of 'settlement', the councils have ordered the family to hand over their daughter – sometimes more than one depending on the size of the loan – so that the creditor can sell her to a trafficker to recoup his money. In its notice, the commission said that...more
Sept. 18, 2023, 12:36 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: DTCP-LAW-1

"Local media reports say that in half a dozen districts around Bhilwara, if a family cannot repay a loan, the aggrieved creditor has complained to the 'caste panchayats' or caste councils.By way of 'settlement', the councils have ordered the family to hand over their daughter – sometimes more than one depending on the size of the loan – so that the creditor can sell her to a trafficker to recoup his money" (para4-5). "Kavita Srivastava, a veteran women’s rights activist in Jaipur, Rajasthan, said it was well known that caste panchayats informally regulated villagers’ personal matters such as marriage, inheritance or custody. If people defy their orders, they are ostracised...more
Sept. 18, 2023, 12:36 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1, MARR-PRACTICE-7, DSFMF-PRACTICE-3

"Panchayats are often a profoundly regressive force in rural India, acting as kangaroo courts. They have ordered so-called honour killings of couples who have defied tradition by marrying into a different caste or faith or ordered brutal punishments for couples suspected of adultery" (para.10).
Sept. 18, 2023, 12:36 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1

"Local media reports say that in half a dozen districts around Bhilwara, if a family cannot repay a loan, the aggrieved creditor has complained to the 'caste panchayats' or caste councils. By way of 'settlement', the councils have ordered the family to hand over their daughter – sometimes more than one depending on the size of the loan – so that the creditor can sell her to a trafficker to recoup his money. In its notice, the commission said that if the family refuses to sell their daughter, 'their mothers are subjected to rape on the diktats of caste panchayats for the settlement of disputes' "(para.4-6).
Sept. 8, 2023, 10:47 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: AOM-DATA-2

"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '22.3%.'"
Sept. 6, 2023, 5:32 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MARR-LAW-4

"Dowries have been illegal in India since 1961" (para 1).
Sept. 6, 2023, 5:32 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: ISSA-PRACTICE-1

"Campaigners say dowry is also one of the reasons behind India's skewed gender ratio - the UN estimates that nearly 400,000 female foetuses are aborted every year using pre-natal sex screening tests by families worried that daughters would cost them dowries" (para 22).