Women and Violence: A Study of Women's Empowerment and Its Challenges in Jammu and Kashmir

Autor/in	Gul, Showkeen Bilal Ahmad
Titel	Women and Violence: A Study of Women's Empowerment and Its Challenges in Jammu and Kashmir
Quelle	2 (2015) 7, S.1-9 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2347-2723
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Females; Violence; Empowerment; India; Pakistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Weibliches Geschlecht; Gewalt; Indien
Abstract	The focus of this paper is to highlight the violence against women's in Jammu and Kashmir. In Jammu and Kashmir Woman are the most vulnerable and worst hit section of the society especially under situations of violence caused by militancy and armed conflict. They don't only suffer from intense humiliation and harassment but also undergo traumatic experiences with prolonged depression making them mentally sick. However the disturbing situation prevalent in Jammu and Kashmir has hit the Kashmiri women hardest. Thousands of women who have become widows have to bear the entire responsibility of bringing up their children and running the household expenditure. The results drawn were; women in Jammu and Kashmir are still left with lot of issues and challenges related to health, economy, education, politics, domestic violence, declining sex ratio, female feticide and infanticide, state violence, dowry harassment, eve teasing, unequal wages and child labour. The central government, state government, NGO's and local bodies should work jointly for the empowerment of women in Jammu and Kashmir. (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01