the prevalence of gender-based violence against women and its health consequences. The national context on gender …The paper presents gender-based violence and theories its causes and correlates; it then reviews global information on …-based violence against women is outlined. It then presents an overview of the status of women in Kerala and the paradoxical …

address gender inequality and more effectively combat HIV and AIDS. …

Women workers In India constitute one third of the total workforce. Majority of these women are engaged in the un …-organized sectors such as agriculture, construction, domestic services etc. The overwhelming majority of domestic workers are women and … of women domestic workers. The female domestic workers surveyed are the part time contractual and non-residential workers …

Two of the key highlights of the training were: the absence of counselling services, especially for women in Kashmir … given the nature and scale of violence and; the denied right of conflict affected populations to undisrupted- affordable …

right of privacy. Also it views violence against women. …The paper has the objective of viewing the condition of women in terms of freedom of choice, freedom and expression and …

Many victims of domestic violence go to hospitals, but interaction with doctors and nurses tended to stop at treatment …, training, protocols, and resources, all of which are in short supply. The Centre for Vulnerable Women and Children is running …

millions of children in our country who are subjected to violence and exploitation. …

Gender discrimination manifests itself as violence in the family, community, and society. It takes the forms of female … affecting body and mind of women. The present study attempts to examine the causes and extent of domestic violence as well as … foeticide, female infanticide, abuse of the girl child, social harassment, mental torture, physical violence, and cruelty …

against women, quotas can reduce gender discrimination in the long-term. …Despite significant advances in education and political participation, women remain underrepresented in leadership … positions in politics and business across the globe. In many countries, policy-makers have responded by introducing gender …