This document summarizes a study on perceptions of gender equality in Mangaluru, India. The study utilized primary and secondary data from a sample of 100 people in Mangaluru. Key findings include that the majority of respondents feel women and men are not treated equally and women are not safe or given equal opportunities. Most women reported facing exploitation in the forms of sexual harassment, dowry, illiteracy, and unequal pay and promotions. While laws support equality, social barriers remain. The conclusion calls for continued efforts to protect women's interests and end exploitation through education, legal reforms, and increasing women's participation in the economy.

1. AMMEBAL SUBBARAO PAI MEMORIAL
UGC SPONSORED NATIONAL CONFERENCE
GENDER ISSUES ON CAMPUS & IN SOCIETY
ORGANISED BY :CANARA COLLEGE
MANGALURU
PRESENTED BY:
SAFA MEHANAZ
SHAILAJA

2. A study on “perception of gender equality
in Mangaluru ”

3. Introduction
According to Swami Vivekananda, “The type of the status assigned to women
in any society reflect the nature of its cultural richness and the level of its
civilization standards. And that country and that nation which did not respect
women have never become great nor will ever in future”.

4. Objectives
To understand the problems faced by the women in society.
To know the views of the society regarding gender equality.
To arrive at solutions to improve the status of women in society.

5.  Source: Primary Data and Secondary Data
 Sample Size:100
 Study Area: Mangaluru
 Research Methodology: Descriptive, Analytical & Graphical
Study design & Methodology

6. Number Of Respondents According To
Gender:
46
64
Male
Femal

7. The Equality Of Men And Women:
yes no

8. The views of the respondents about the
equal opportunity given to men and women:
Yes
20%
No
80%

9. “Are women safe”?
Yes No
“Girls are pearls, save them”

10. “The abatement of a girl by killing her”
Yes No
75%
25%
“Don’t let their lives end before it even
begins”

11. Showing the various problems faced
by the women:
sexual harrasment dowry illetracy salary and promotion all of the above
20%
5% 5%
10%
60%

12. Findings:
The survey reveals that a majority of respondents feel that women and
men are not treated equally in the society.
It is understood that women are not given equal opportunity as men and
they are not safe.
It is found through the survey that majority of women are exploited .They
are exploited in the form of sexual harassment, dowry, education and so
on.
Study reveals that even in this era girl children are killed and thrown off.

13. Suggestions:
Conducting communication camp again in favor of girls.
Freedom to think and express their feeling.
To encourage the women to participate in economic
activity.
Enactment of stringent laws for abuse of women.

14. Conclusion:
Women in India are not yet equal to men. There is no legal constitutional barriers to
equality. There is only social barrier. Women in India are more after a “respectable”
and “meaningful” social status which is free from all sort of exploitation. They want
their interest to be protected and problems to be solved.
“Gender equality is not a woman’s issue, it is a human issue. It affects us all”.

15. BIBLIOGRAPHY
• http://infochangeindia.org/
• http://how-to-save-a-girl-child.blogspot.in/