Comments (17) The declining sex ratio together with the fact that the number of girl to boys in the Panchmahals is even lower among the population of 0 to 6 years, at 934 girls to 1000 boys (Census 2001), suggests that there might be a situation of female foeticides in the area. This means that there are medical
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Tribal societies because of their particular characteristics breed a physical isolation. The houses are far apart, sometimes at distances of half kilometer. Busy with getting through their daily workload, women hardly have an opportunity to meet and interact with each other. There exists no legiti
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The heavy work burden of the women directly affects their health. In combination with a too small intake of food - that is innutritious in character - the women are often in poor condition. Yet discomforts and maladies are born without fuss or discussions. This is partly due to the fact that the t
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The tribal women’s position within the family is that of domestic laborers, and not of human beings equal to men. The society is patriarchal per definition and male dominated structures weigh heavily against women; they seldom have recourses to justice or influence in decisions. They are marginali
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The women shoulder unequal responsibility for managing families and domestic duties. They are responsible for caring for the children, the old and the sick. They also have all domestic duties under their area of obligations. On a normal workday the women get up first in the family to fetch fuel wo
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To understand how to work for improvement of women condition is important to comprehend the particular situation of the women in the area and the societal gender bias against them. All the negative impacts of poverty hit the women harder than the men. The women are being subject to a greater dispr
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