Since India’s independence, population stabilization has been one of the prime concerns in its development agenda.
This paper examines the relationship between gender inequality and food security, with a particular focus on women as food producers, consumers, and family food managers.
In order to survey and assess these responses in their various forms, domestic violence was first defined broadly to comprise those acts of intimidation and cruelty such as mental, emotional, financial, and physical abuse of a woman, which may make a woman or her family members seek the support o
Religion has a significant relevance in the demographic study of socio-economic groups.
The English common law or law created by English judicial decisions treated the wife as the husband's chattel, allowing the husband to do as he pleased in the private domain of his home.
The sensational murder of a Delhi model has triggered off endless debate on the break- down of traditional values and the rise of the cash and carry culture. Many have proffered the pernicious argument that since she was bar tending dressed in shorts, she was perhaps asking for it.
Domestic violence against women is increasingly recognised as a major health and social problem in India. It is also a concerns for public health.
IT was once thought that fertility below a level could not be achieved without changes in the material conditions of the people.
Religion has a significant relevance in the demographic study of socio-economic groups.
The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), in collaboration with Indian researchers, is pleased to present the first in a series summarizing the research studies being undertaken in India on domestic violence against women. The summary reports presented in this volume have been prepar