Evidence/reason of contrasting rights

• Within India, 12.5 million children are married annually, with 8.9 million of these being girls (75%)
• 51% of all trafficking in India were children, of which 80% were girls
• The literacy rate in India was 65% for girls, whilst it was 85% for boys showing a contrast in educational access
• The female labour force participation in India is around 22%, whilst it is just over 75% for men - contrasts in employment oppurtunities
• Sex ratio at Birth (SRB) remains skewed at 919 girls for every 1000 boys, showing how there’s a preference in male children, and girls are neglected
• Women only hold around 14% of representation in the Indian Parliament, reflecting the underrepresentation in political decision-making
• Women, for working the same jobs as men, earn 30% less