Seybold Report ISSN: 1533-9211
Moitreyee Borah
Vol 17, No 12 ( 2022 ) | Licensing: CC 4.0 | Pg no: 3413-3417 | Published on: 30-12-2022
Abstract
Violence against women or gender based violence is complicated, comprehensive matter and its establish one of the most serious forms of violation of women’s right in world today. It refers to physical, sexual assault committed upon women. Some common forms of violence such as domestic harass, sexual violence and also murder that are women facing in their life. Atrocity such as rape,acid throwing,unwilling prostitution of young girls has been recorded in India. These records highlight a large number of crimes against women in India. Theseformof violence can be faced by any women no matter what caste, class, religion she belongs from. violence against women and girls is established in unequal power relation between men and women in society and it can be understood in a gender framework. This paper intends to discuss about violence against women in India, various forms of violence,health consequences of violence against women and its solution.
Keywords:
Women, violence, society, gender.