{"id":146167,"date":"2022-05-09T13:30:15","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T08:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/?p=146167"},"modified":"2022-05-09T13:30:15","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T08:00:15","slug":"nearly-30-of-indian-women-are-victims-of-harassment-central-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/?p=146167","title":{"rendered":"Nearly 30% Of Indian Women Are Victims Of Harassment: Central Government"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"2a6a8c3593e6620bd92d71f585bdd19b\" data-index=\"4\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6453632170035383\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- NEW RESPONSIVE -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6453632170035383\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2960496911\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>About one-third of the country&#8217;s women are victims of physical or sexual abuse. This was stated in the report of the National Family Health Survey-5. However, the amount of domestic violence against women in the country has decreased slightly. As a percentage, it has come down from 31.2% to 29.3%.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, 30% of women between the ages of 18 and 49 have been victims of physical violence since the age of 15. The report claims that 6% of women have been sexually abused at some point. Health Minister Mansukh Mandabia released the report last Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-146168 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1031\" height=\"712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1-2.jpg 1031w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1-2-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1-2-1024x707.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1-2-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1-2-450x311.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1-2-869x600.jpg 869w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The report says, &#8220;Only 14% of women who have been physically or sexually abused speak out. 32% of married women between the ages of 18 and 49 have been physically, sexually, or emotionally abused by their partners. Physical harassment is the most common (28%) case of partner abuse. After that, married women were subjected to psychological abuse and sexual abuse respectively.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Karnataka has the highest incidence of domestic violence against women (48%). It is followed by Bihar, Telangana, Manipur and Tamil Nadu. The lowest rate is only 2.1% in Lakshadweep. Women are more likely to be physically abused in rural areas than in urban areas. While the rate is 24% in urban areas, it is 32% in rural areas.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-146169 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1031\" height=\"712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2-1.jpg 1031w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2-1-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2-1-1024x707.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2-1-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2-1-450x311.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2-1-869x600.jpg 869w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The study found that the higher the level of education and financial well-being, the lower the rate. The study found that 40% of women who did not attend school were physically abused. On the other hand, 17% of women who have finished school face that incident. 39% of the poorest women and 17% of the richest women were physically abused. Husbands do this in 80%of cases of physical abuse of women.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of men too, the issue of oppression of women is consistent with education and income. The study found that 21% of men who crossed the school boundaries physically, sexually, or emotionally abused their wives, while 43% of uneducated or uneducated men did so. Added to this is the issue of alcohol.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About one-third of the country&#8217;s women are victims of physical or sexual abuse. This was stated in the report of the National Family Health Survey-5. 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