| A nexus between diversity in women’s empowerment and violation of their sexual rights in India: Evidence from National Family Health Survey |
| Authors: |
Shri Kant Singh, Deepanjali Vishwakarma, Santosh Kumar Shama, and Gyan Chandra Kashyap |
| Source: |
Journal of Women's Health Care, 7: 3; DOI: 10.4172/2167-0420.1000430 |
| Topic(s): |
Domestic violence
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
Sexual violence
Women’s empowerment
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| Country: |
Asia
India
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| Published: |
MAY 2018 |
| Abstract: |
Concern of women’s empowerment in terms of violence reduction has become a burning issue in India since last
few decades. Highlighting these issues would be impossible without realization of sexual rights of women. Mounting
evidences of women’s empowerment in the country does not make women privileged in providing them, their sexual
rights. This study aims to explore whether diverse situation of women’s empowerment is influencing violence against
women including their perceived sexual rights by using data of National Family Health Survey fourth round,
conducted in 2015-2016. Findings of this study reveal that upswing in the status of women in different dimension of
empowerment has reduced the percentage of women who experienced spousal violence across all states of India
except Meghalaya, Manipur, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Karnataka. Further, lack of equity in women’s
empowerment is adversely related to their perceived sexual rights. It is found that the percentage of women
perceiving about sexual rights has decline in India from 75% in NFHS-3 to 70% in NFHS-4. Even after being
financially empowered and holding rights in household decision making, women lack in negotiation power in
individual decision making which relates to their reproductive and sexual rights. Thus, the recent upswing in different
dimension of women’s empowerment is not leading towards qualitative change in life of women and they are still
victim of violence which largely affects their physical and mental health. |
| Web: |
https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/a-nexus-between-diversity-in-women-empowerment-and-violation-oftheir-sexual-rights-in-india-evidence-from-national-family-healthsu-2167-0420-1000430.pdf |
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