Violence against women is legitimized by social norms, beliefs and institutions.

Children are the future of any country.

Decades of campaigning has led to signiicant changes and reform in the rape law.

Women experience disadvantage and oppression differentially, based on their status, context and location.

Undernourished women tend to deliver low birth weight babies (Karmer, 1987) and to have pregnancy complications (Baird, 1947). Perinatal mortality and prematurity rates were found to be high among short statured women (Barros, 1987).

In India tribals are neglected a lot, discriminated in terms of income distribution and social status.