This document summarizes some of the social problems faced by women in India. It notes that according to Jawaharlal Nehru, the condition of women indicates the condition of the nation. While India has achieved success, women still face a daily battle for survival and dignity from birth to death. Some of the key problems faced by women include female feticide, dowry, restrictions on widow remarriage, gender bias, neglect during childhood, and child marriage. Child marriage is common, with 70% of girls in rural areas married before 18 and 56% bearing children before 19. Dowry is defined as property received by the husband's family at the time of marriage and is influenced by the husband's job, economic

1. social problem faced
by Indian women

2. Our first prime minister
,Jawaharlal Nehru said , “you can
tell the condition of nation by
looking at the status of its
women “

3. Condition of women in India
Our country is on high roads of
success , but still for a women her life
is a battle for survival and dignity
from her birth to death
Birth Death

4. Problems faced
 Female abortion
 Dowry
 Restriction on widow remarriage
 Gender bias
 Neglect during childhood
 Child marriage

5. Female abortion
While goddess are welcomed with open arms,
our doors are shut tight for girl child.
 It’s a very common scenario in almost all
villages.
 It has become tradition for some families to
have male children only.
 Our sex ratio is : 923 females per 1000
males.

6. Child marriage
 Getting married before attaining full
mental and physical maturity.
 In rural area 70%of girls are married before
they are 18
 And nearly 56% of married girls bear
children before they are 19 .

7. Dowry
Dowry is defined as the property , which a man
receives from his wife or her family at the
time of marriage. It is regulated by factors
like :
 Boy’s service and salary
 Economic status
 Educational qualification etc.,