Gender discrimination and development paradox /
Ahlawat, Neerja,
Gender discrimination and development paradox / edited by Neerja Ahlawat. - Jaipur : Rawat Publications, 2016. - xiv, 210 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
"The book in its present form is the outcome of the seminars organized by Women's Studies Centre, M.D. University, Rohtak in collaboration with ICSSR North-West Regional Centre, Chandigarh"--Page x.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1.Destruction and Denial of Motherhood 2.Child Sex Ratios and Gender Discrimination: Challenges for Law and Policy 3.Eliminating Daughters: An Unfortunate Reality of West and North --West India 4.Eliminating Daughters and Selecting Sons: Planning Families 5.Women and the Conservative Backlash in Society and Media 6.Dispensing with Daughters: Exploring the Socio-Economic and Cultural Dimensions of Female Foeticide and Infanticide 7.Behavioural Categorization of Women Based on Empowerment Level and the Extent of Son-Preference: A Case Study of Patna 8.Ensuring Dignity of the Girl Child: A Case Study of URMUL Initiative in Sri Ganganagar District of Rajasthan 9.Combating Female Foeticide: PCPNDT Act and Its Implementation 10.Female Foeticide: A Silent Violence 11.Girl Child Discrimination Since Conception of Life: Role of Laws and Government Policies
9788131607749 (hardback)
Sex discrimination against women
Sex discrimination against women
Female feticide--India--Congresses.--Law and legislation--India--Congresses.--India--Congresses.
305.420 / AHL
Gender discrimination and development paradox / edited by Neerja Ahlawat. - Jaipur : Rawat Publications, 2016. - xiv, 210 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
"The book in its present form is the outcome of the seminars organized by Women's Studies Centre, M.D. University, Rohtak in collaboration with ICSSR North-West Regional Centre, Chandigarh"--Page x.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1.Destruction and Denial of Motherhood 2.Child Sex Ratios and Gender Discrimination: Challenges for Law and Policy 3.Eliminating Daughters: An Unfortunate Reality of West and North --West India 4.Eliminating Daughters and Selecting Sons: Planning Families 5.Women and the Conservative Backlash in Society and Media 6.Dispensing with Daughters: Exploring the Socio-Economic and Cultural Dimensions of Female Foeticide and Infanticide 7.Behavioural Categorization of Women Based on Empowerment Level and the Extent of Son-Preference: A Case Study of Patna 8.Ensuring Dignity of the Girl Child: A Case Study of URMUL Initiative in Sri Ganganagar District of Rajasthan 9.Combating Female Foeticide: PCPNDT Act and Its Implementation 10.Female Foeticide: A Silent Violence 11.Girl Child Discrimination Since Conception of Life: Role of Laws and Government Policies
9788131607749 (hardback)
Sex discrimination against women
Sex discrimination against women
Female feticide--India--Congresses.--Law and legislation--India--Congresses.--India--Congresses.
305.420 / AHL