ws420 Global Perspective

1. Physical Violence Against Women in
India
By: Hunter J

2. A Bit About Me..
- I am a junior studying Psychology.
- I have a kitten named Oliver.
- I have two younger brothers that race dirtbikes, one races professionally.
- Elephants are my favorite animal.
- I got my first tattoo this summer.

3. A Bit About India..
- Chess was invented there.
- India has never invaded a
country in the last 100,000
years.
- Algebra, Trigonometry, and
Calculus originated there.
- Yoga has it’s origins in India
and has been around for over
5,000 years.

4. A Bit About Physical Violence..
- It is defined as the intentional use of physical force with the potential for
causing death, disability, injury, or physical harm.
- It can result in mental, physical, sexual and many other health problems.
- Femicide is a term given to the murder of women based on the gender
inequalities in the society.
- Female Genital Mutilation is the procedure of removing part or all of the
female genitalia or female genital organs for non-medical purposes.

5. Physical Violence in India..
- Women are protected from domestic abuse under the “Protection of Women
From Domestic Violence Act”.
- A crime against a woman is committed every three minutes.
- A dowry death occurs every 77 minutes.
- 34% of married women say that they have been slapped by their husbands.
- 16% of never married women say that they have experienced physical
violence since the age of 15.

6. Sources
http://knowindia.gov.in/myindia/myindia_frame.php?id=10
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_violence_in_India
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs239/en/
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/ageing/documents/egm/NeglectAbuseandViolen
ceofOlderWomen/Violence%20against%20women.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_violence_in_India
http://hetv.org/india/nfhs/nfhs3/NFHS-3-Domestic-Violence.pdf