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Physical Violence Against Women in 
India 
By: Hunter J
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.
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 itโ€™s origins in India 
and has been around for over 
5,000 years.
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.
Physical Violence in India.. 
- Women are protected from domestic abuse under the โ€œProtection of Women 
From Domestic Violence Actโ€. 
- 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.
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

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Physical violence against women in india

  • 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 itโ€™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 โ€œProtection of Women From Domestic Violence Actโ€. - 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