gender discrimination elimination and challenges
TRANSCRIPT
A STUDY ON
GENDER DISCRIMINATION ELIMINATION AND CHALLENGES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO
“NAGALAND LYNCHING CASE”
By
Ms. Priyanka Dey
Dr. Anamika Ray
Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam
Concept of Gender discrimination
Gender discrimination refers to the practice of granting or
denying rights or privileges to a person based on their
gender. In some societies, this practice is longstanding and
acceptable to both genders. Certain religious groups
embrace gender discrimination as a part of their dogma.
However, in most industrialized nations, it is either illegal or
considered inappropriate (source -wisegeek.org).
Delhi Gang Rape Case
The most brutal gang rape that took place in the in
New Delhi, the capital city of the country on
December 16, 2012 . A 23 years medical student
stepped out of a south Delhi mall with her friend
after watching film and took an auto-rickshaw. At 9
PM they boarded a private licenced bus. Some time
later, the bus diverted from its normal route, and
six men ganged up on the girl after beating her
friend. Then she sexually assaulted and her
abdomen and private parts were badly beaten. At
around 10 PM, she was stripped naked and thrown
out of the bus. Though she was hospitalized and
taken abroad for farther treatment, she died.
Nagaland Lynching Case
Syed Sharifuddin Khan was arrested
allegedly raping a 20 years old Naga women
in Dimapur on February 24 and remanded to
judicial custody in the Dimapur central jail
the next day. On March 5, a mob came into
the central jail and dragged him out,
stripped him naked, pelted him with stones
and dragged him 7km away. He died from
his injuries after which the mob displayed
his body from a clock tower. But later it was
proved that it was a consensual sex and not
a rape.
Some pictures of Delhi Gang Rape Case
Some pictures of Nagaland lynching Case
Research Methodology
The study is based on purely content analysis.
Sample:The data has been collected from one leading national news paper “Times of India” and one regional news paper “ The Assam Tribune” of both the cases.
Purely purposive sampling method is followed.
Period of study :It is very small –brief and concept oriented study.
Approx one month time period for data analysis has been taken (For the Delhi gang rape case -from December 18, 2012 to January 16, 2012). And for the Nagaland lynching case we have taken the time period of 20 days from March 7, 2015 to March 28, 2015
Limitation of the study
As we have only taken two newspapers (one regional, one national),
so the study can show only the fact depicted by the collected data. It is not
at all representing the whole media coverage of Indian Media. It is only
showing an attitude and trend of media. It is not generalizing the data.
On the other hand the study is done based on the total number of
news items published on the specific issues but not analyzed the issues in
terms of spaces allotted by the respective media houses.
Collage on Media Coverage
Times of IndiaDelhi Gang Rape Case
Date/Month Total number of news published
Total number of news on Delhi gang rape case
Percentage ofnews coverage in Delhi gang rape case
18-12-2012 to 16-01-2013
2187 151 6.90%
total news published
news on delhi gangrape case
The Assam TribuneDelhi Gang Rape Case
Date/Month Total number of news of newspublished
Total number of news on Delhi gang rape case
Percentage of news coverage on Delhigang rape case
18-12-2012 to 16-01-2013
2614 96 3.67%
total newspublished
news on delhigang rape case
Times Of IndiaNagaland Lynching Case
Date/Month Total number of news published
Total number of news on Nagaland lynching
Percentage of news on NagalandLynching case
07-03-2015 to 28-03-2015
1738 30 1.72%
total newspublished
news onnagalandlynching
The Assam TribuneNagaland Lynching Case
Date/Month Total number of news published
Total number of news on Nagaland Lynching
Percentage of news coverage on NagalandLynching case
07-03-2015 to 28-03-2015
2076 21 1.01%
Total newspublished
news on Nagalandlynching
Now the question- is Media bias?
This small study is showing the fact that the media is discriminating
the fact in terms of gender. Where ever it is, the right of victim should
be taken care of whether the victim is -he or she.
But discrimination is being done to men not to women due to various
reasons in terms media coverage.
When the female right is violated, it is sanitized as scoop but the men
right violation does not get that much attention.
Comparison
News paper Delhi Gang Rape Case Nagaland Lynching Case
Times of India 6.90% 1.72%
The Assam Tribune 3.67% 1.01%
Why?
• Was it an issue with a female?
• Had it helped the media to gain more profit?
• Or is it because of geographical distance (as it is -North
Eastern part of India) from mainstream India?
Final Overview
Media is thought to be played a role for cultivation of
information and expression.
Media is considered as the mirror of the society.
Hence, it is expected that media will work equally for all in the
society without any biasness irrespective of male and female
issues.
It is unavoidable duty to extend the coverage for justice.
Commercialised or profit oriented intentions can be restricted.
Conclusion
• It is not the fact that media is doing nothing.
• Various media at various level have focused the Nagaland Lynching
Case with importance. But the fact cannot be overlooked that this
issue did not get that much attention from every media houses
than that of happens in other cases like Damini.
• Media has become a public court for justice.
• But the power of public faith should be utilized for the shake of
public welfare.
• It is a known factor that without revenue the media cannot sustain
but the earning method should not be beyond ethics and balanced
development of society.
