GENDER DISPARITY

SEX RATIO

INTRODUCTIONThesex ratiois theratioof males to females in a population.How to calculate sex ratio

According to census 2011 the sex ratio in India is 940females/1000males

SEX RATIO = POPULATION OF MALES * 100 POPUATION OF FEMALES

STATISTICS

International Statistics According to United Nations, Sex ratio of world in 2015 is 101.70Countries having more females than males

India stands 192 in sex ratio ranking Countries having more men than women

RankCountrySex Ratio 2015Women per Men1Curaao82.10121.802Latvia84.37118.523Martinique85.08117.534Lithuania85.24117.325Ukraine85.35117.17

192India106.9893.47197Kuwait148.2067.48198Bahrain162.6661.48199Oman188.1453.15200UAE228.2043.82201Qatar324.3530.83

STATISTICS IN INDIA According to census 2011 the sex ratio in India is 940females/1000males States having more females than males

States having more males than females

RankStateSex Ratio1Kerala10842Puducherry10373Tamil Nadu9964Andhra Pradesh9935Chhattisgarh99131Andaman and Nicobar Islands87632Delhi86833Chandigarh81834Dadra and Nagar Haveli77435Daman and Diu618

REASONS BEHIND IT Social mentality AbortionFirst child and second child Female Infanticide Sex determination

ABORTION

The deliberate termination of a human pregnancy 4-12 million girls aborted over the last 3 decades

1980199020002010

Census 1991Census 2001Census 2011

0 to 2.0 M aborted girls1.2 to 4.1 M aborted girls3.1 to 6.0 M aborted girls

1980-2010 totals:4 to 12 M aborted girls

Abortion First child & second child when its boy and a boyBoy Boy

when its girl and a girl Girl Girl

when its boy and a girl Boy Girl

when its girl and a boyGirl Boy

Female Infanticide

Female infanticideis the deliberate killing of new bornfemalechildren.India loses 3 million girls in infanticide (2012).

Decline in sex ratio in India

Steps taken by the government

Banning sex determinationWomen Empowerment Job reservation for women Beti bachao, beti padhao yojana Sukanya samridhi yojana

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