India Women's Rights

• 112th out of 153 countries in WEF Global Gender Gap Index, 129th of 189 in UN's Gender Inequality Index
• 59445 crimes against women recorded in state of Uttar Pradesh - only reported crimes
• 2019 - 1 in 3 of world's child brides in India (223 million, 102 million before the age of 15), Uttar Pradesh had highest
• 28.7% experience gender violence in lifetime, caused by persistent social norms and patriarchal practices
• 8 million victims of modern slavery, mainly females, sent to spinning mills of Tamil Nadu with promise of lump sum
• Women expected to raise children and not work, especially the rural poor
• In Delhi, only 25% of married women return to work after childbirth, many employers deny maternity benefits
• Women hold only 11.4% of seats in the upper house of Parliament
• 2018 - 7166 dowry-related deaths, rates high in Uttar Pradesh (2-2.5k per 100k women)
• Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006, The Dowry Prohibition Act 2008
• Some large companies are providing childcare facilities as part of Corporate Social Responsibility
• Delhi Police has increased its overall force and particularly the number of women police
• Bihar State Government aimed to provide toilets to more than 10 million households by 2022
• 58% of households in Bihar had exclusive access to toilets in 2018
• 24% of girls drop out of school due to lack of water and toilets - so lack of education and empowerment