For first time, India records more women than men, finds latest NFHS
3 years ago

For first time, India records more women than men, finds latest NFHS

Firstpost  

As per the fifth round of the National Family and Health Survey, there are 1,020 women for every 1,000 men As per the fifth round of the National Family and Health Survey, India now has more women than men. There are 1,020 women for every 1,000 men as per the report released by the Union health ministry on Wednesday. In 1990 when Nobel laureate Amartya Sen coined the term “missing women”, there were 927 women per 1,000 men in India. The government on Wednesday released the factsheets of key indicators on population, reproductive and child health, family welfare, nutrition and others for India as well as 14 states and UTs, clubbed under phase two, of the 2019-21 NFHS-5 here.

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More Than a Social Issue: Why Women’s Empowerment is an Economic Imperative
4 months, 4 weeks ago

More Than a Social Issue: Why Women’s Empowerment is an Economic Imperative

News 18  

“Empowering women isn’t just the right thing to do – it’s the smart thing to do.” – Barack Obama India stands at a critical juncture in its pursuit of inclusive economic growth, where the interplay of health, gender equality, and economic policies is more significant than ever. The recently tabled Economic Survey 2024 and the Union Budget have brought to …

375,058 women, 90,113 girls went missing in India in 2021, MP & Maharashtra top the list: NCRB
1 year, 4 months ago

375,058 women, 90,113 girls went missing in India in 2021, MP & Maharashtra top the list: NCRB

Firstpost  

According to NCRB, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra recorded the maximum number of cases of missing girls and women among all other States in the years 2019, 2020 and 2021. Maharashtra government has also taken several steps for women’s safety such as the prevention of atrocities against women’s cells, Mahila Police Kaksha, Mahila Suraksha Samittee, Anti Human Trafficking Unit and Investigative …

383 girls and women missing from Mumbai in 3 months, show police data
1 year, 7 months ago

383 girls and women missing from Mumbai in 3 months, show police data

The Hindu  

Describing as “alarming” the latest data on missing girls and women in Maharashtra, the State Commission for Women has sought an investigation into the cases. From January 1 and March 31 this year, 3,594 girls and women in the age group of 16-35 went missing in Maharashtra, with 383 missing from Mumbai alone, the data showed. The department should carry …

Maharashtra women's commission seeks setting up of panel to find missing women
1 year, 7 months ago

Maharashtra women's commission seeks setting up of panel to find missing women

The Hindu  

Maharashtra State Commission for Woman Chairperson Rupali Chakankar has asked the State Home Department to set up a panel to find out women missing from the State and submit a report every fortnight on its progress. It is a serious matter that women and girls were going missing from the State, Ms. Chakankar said on May 15. She was speaking …

Women have more sex partners than men in most Indian states, finds NFHS survey
2 years, 4 months ago

Women have more sex partners than men in most Indian states, finds NFHS survey

Hindustan Times  

A survey conducted by National Family Health Survey during 2019-2021 found that women have more sex partners than men in many states and Union territories. In almost 11 states and UTs, women have more sex partners than men. Rajasthan had the highest number of women who had on an average 3.1 sex partners as against 1.8 for men. The survey …

Women have more sex partners than men in 11 states/UTs: Survey
2 years, 4 months ago

Women have more sex partners than men in 11 states/UTs: Survey

Hindustan Times  

Women on average have more sex partners than men in 11 states and UTs but the percentage of men who had sexual intercourse with someone who was neither their spouse or lived with stood at 4 per cent, much higher than that of women at 0.5 per cent, according to the NFHS data. Women have more sex partners than men …

India at 75: The status of women in Independent India
2 years, 4 months ago

India at 75: The status of women in Independent India

The Hindu  

“The future beckons to us. The NFHS-5 report, which sampled a population of 7.24 lakh women and 1 lakh men in the age group of 15-49, found that the female literacy rate climbed to 72 per cent. 85 per cent of married women who earn cash say they make decisions alone or jointly with their husband on how their earnings …

Women, girls safer in India since 2015, say NFHS figures: Government in Parliament
2 years, 5 months ago

Women, girls safer in India since 2015, say NFHS figures: Government in Parliament

Firstpost  

Domestic violence, including violence during pregnancy down from NFHS-4 survey period. No increase in sexual violence against girls under 18 years was reported under Modi regime New Delhi: The government on Wednesday informed the Parliament that there has been a favourable decline in crimes against women in India since 2015. The WCD Minister said that as per the latest National …

Trillions at stake as Indian women disappear from workforce
2 years, 6 months ago

Trillions at stake as Indian women disappear from workforce

Deccan Chronicle  

For years, Sanchuri Bhuniya fought her parents’ pleas to settle down. Increased domestic duties, lack of childcare options after school shutdowns, and a surge in marriages — which often confine women’s autonomy in India — help explain the difference in outcome. They can’t negotiate the labor market as effectively as men do.” Dreams of freedom or a well-paid office job …

Sex ratio: Women-centric policies, programmes of Modi government show results
3 years ago

Sex ratio: Women-centric policies, programmes of Modi government show results

Firstpost  

The positive signals emanating from the latest NFHS-5 figures and the achievements that women have made in the recent times will go a long way in encouraging participation of women in national life The latest National Family and Health Survey-5, facts sheets of which were released recently, has indicated a positive growth in the sex ratio of India. This achievement …

T.N. posits higher figure for sex ratio at birth
3 years ago

T.N. posits higher figure for sex ratio at birth

The Hindu  

While acknowledging that the National Family Health Survey-5 has presented a realistic assessment of women and child health in Tamil Nadu this year, the State has offered real-time statistics to show that the sex ratio at birth is not as bad as recorded in the NFHS data. Using data from the Civil Registration System, health officials have shown that the …

National Family Health Survey says women outnumber men
3 years ago

National Family Health Survey says women outnumber men

The Hindu  

The fifth edition of the National Family Health Survey confirmed signs of a demographic shift in India. However, sex ratio at birth for children born in the last five years only improved from 919 per 1,000 males in 2015-16 to 929 per 1,000, underscoring that boys, on average, continued to have better odds of survival than girls. Editorial | Measuring …

WEF’s gender gap index: India slips 28 places, ranks 140 among 156 countries
3 years, 8 months ago

WEF’s gender gap index: India slips 28 places, ranks 140 among 156 countries

The Hindu  

India has slipped 28 places to rank 140th among 156 countries in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2021, becoming the third-worst performer in South Asia. The country had ranked 112th among 153 countries in the Global Gender Gap Index 2020. Noting that the decline also took place on the economic participation and opportunity subindex, albeit to a …

India accounts for nearly one third of the world’s missing women: United Nations
4 years, 5 months ago

India accounts for nearly one third of the world’s missing women: United Nations

Live Mint  

India accounts for nearly one third of the world’s 142 million missing women over the past 50 years, according to the State of World Population 2020 report, released on Tuesday by UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. “China and India—together account for about 90% to 95% of the estimated 1.2 million to 1.5 million missing female births …

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