Discrimination Against Girl Child: the Trajectory of Missing Girls [Hardcover]

Langue : anglais

Edité par Gyan Publishing House, 2011

8121211328 / 9788121211321

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Language: English. The Book titled "Discrimination Against Girl Child: The Trajectory of Missing Girls" deals with the topic of son preference and female foeticide in India and highlights the unfavourable child Sex ratio and the phenomenon of feminisation of the old and masculinisation of the young in the state of Kerala. There is sufficient content on the what, why and how of empowering girls and women. The book has three sectionsfirst part is the real life story of a woman leader, on how she has risen up the ladder of success from the status of a doormat. Second part details the research on Missing Girls in Kerala for which son preference and the subsequent female foeticide are pointed out as A Few among the major causative factors. In the last part on 'Enhancing the Status and Dignity of Girl Child', almost all querries that spring up in the seminars and workshops aimed at women Empowerment are dealt with appropriate clarification. The life story of 'Vanitha' reveals how a postgraduate degree with a high first class and a huge package of dowry failed to contribute anything in enhancing the dignity of a Keralite girl, especially in her husband's home. In the last chapter, Vanitha's example itself is depicted to highlight how economic independence along with a strong determination would enable a woman to rise up from the status of a doormat to that of a woman leader living a life with dignity, so as to provide a motivation to every woman in distress. The Book is hoped to spark the rethinking of both men and women and facilitate social change for a better. About The Author: Moly Kuruvilla is a Reader in the Centre for Women's Studies, University of Calicut. Ever since the inception of the Centre at the University, she is also the Director in charge of the Centre. Moly Kuruvilla is a member of the UGC National Consultative Committee for Capacity Building of Women Managers in Higher Education. She has triple Post graduation M .Sc in Zoology, M .Ed in Education and M. Phil, in Women's Studies. Her Ph. D. is from the Department of Education, University of Calicut on the topic of Maternal Employment and Adolescent Achievement, done at a time when the topic of mothers going out to work was a controversial issue. Moly Kuruvilla has published twenty two papers on various women issues. She has also completed two research projects in the area one on the Behaviour Problems of Preschool Children and the Measures Adopted by Mothers and the other on Son Preference in Kerala. She has presented more than fifty papers on different aspects of women's lives in various national and international seminars of Education and Women's Studies in addition to the numerous talks and extension lectures in educational institutions and other organisations. To her credit, she has completed 18 years of teaching at various levels including seven years as a teacher educator. Moly Kuruvilla contributes immensely to the empowerment of women in Malabar region with the firm belief that an empowered woman is one who motivates and facilitates her less fortunate sisters to grow and develop. Actively involved in the gender sensitization of men and women at various levels and many spheres of public life, she conveys the message that we need leaders who will link their destinies with those of the millions of women who need to be helped to lead a life with dignity. Contents: Foreword , Preface , 1. An Untold Story , 2. Are Baby Girls Children of a Lesser God? , 3. The Perils of Gender Discrimintion , 4. Design of the Study , 5. Behind the Women Development Indicators , 6. Facts Unveiled , 7. Case Studies , 8. Government Programmes and Policies to Curb the Evil , 9. Looking Forward , 10. Enhancing the Status and Dignity of Girl Child The Title 'Discrimination Against Girl Child: the Trajectory of Missing Girls written/authored/edited by Moly Kuruvily', published in the year 2011. The ISBN 9788121211321 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total.

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Titre
Discrimination Against Girl Child: the Trajectory of Missing Girls [Hardcover]
Auteur
Moly Kuruvily
Éditeur
Gyan Publishing House
Année de publication
2011
État de l'article
New
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Hardcover
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
8121211328
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9788121211321

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