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ReportsWomen who own property are less likely to face marital violence: study While there is no simple answer as to why men abuse their wives, the findings of a recent study suggest that women who own property are less likely to encounter spousal violence More... How India's budget for 2003-04 will impact womenBudgetary allocations for women-specific schemes have increased only in the area of family planning More... Women work the land, but do not inherit itHuman Development in South Asia 2002, released in Chennai in May 2003, stresses the importance of agriculture as a development priority. It also points out that the ever-increasing contribution of women in the agricultural sector continues to go unacknowledged More... Dowry murder as a legacy of British policiesHistorian Veena Talwar Oldenburg's new book maintains that the British revenue system, which put land exclusively in the hands of males, weakened the social and economic position of Indian women and encouraged practices such as dowry and female infanticide. An interview More... Muslim Women's SurveyA summary of the ORG-Marg Muslim Women's Survey carried out in 2000-2001 More... |
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