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Gender discrimination and development paradox / edited by Neerja Ahlawat.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Jaipur : Rawat Publications, 2016.Description: xiv, 210 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9788131607749 (hardback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.420 23 AHL
Contents:
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
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General Books General Books CUTN Central Library Social Sciences Non-fiction 305.420 AHL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 38154

"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.

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

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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