Volume : VII, Issue : XII, December - 2017

Female Feticide – Pave a Way to Masculine Celibate

Prof. N. Meenakumari

Abstract :

 Women are murdered all over the world. But in India a most utal form of killing females takes place regularly, even before they can be born. Female feticide––the selective abortion of female fetuses––is killing upwards of one million females in India annually with far–ranging and tragic consequences. In some areas, the sex ratio of females to males has dropped to less than 8000:1000. Females not only face inequality in this culture, they are even denied the right to be born. Why do so many families selectively abort baby daughters? In a word: economics. Aborting female fetuses is both practical and socially acceptable in India. The main causes of female feticide widely identified Dowry system, Illiteracy, Low Status of women in society, Patriarchal Marriage system, Religious beliefs, Socio–Cultural practices. Consequences of Female Feticide leads to Decrease in the female population. Adverse effect on women‘s health physically, mentally and emotionally. Women are abused and sexually exploited. Leads to women trafficking., kidnapped, bought and sold for marriage, Suicide rates in women will increase and also a Polyandry system of marriage will emerge.

               A result of preference for sons. The cultural reasons for sex–selective abortions and the government‘s current strategies against this problem are identified. However, the problem‘s scope might be too great for the Indian government. Humanitarian efforts are needed to save the girl child. Strategies to combat domestic violence must deal with the root cause, which is women‘s powerlessness, as well as women‘s immediate needs. Community education programs must stress women‘s rights, the likely consequences of domestic violence, and the need to reverse social norms about male supremacy. Additional research is also needed on the sequelae of domestic violence and the attitudes of violent men. Awareness regarding gender preference and related law and parental counselling to avoid gender preference with adoption of small family norm is recommended.

 

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Prof.N.Meenakumari, Female Feticide – Pave a Way to Masculine Celibate, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-12 | December-2017

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