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Kirndeep Kaur

McClellan

AP Human Geography 1A

5 Nov. 2015

Annotated Bibliography

Rahi, Anu. "Gender Discrimination In India And Its Solution." International Journal Of

Multidisciplinary Approach & Studies 2.4 (2015): 169-173. Academic Search Premier.

Web. 4 Nov. 2015.

Traditional oppressive norms in India have lead to gender inequality among males and

females. Issues such as sexual harassment widely occur in forms of unwanted touches,

looks, etc. An example of this would be if an employer pressures a woman into having

sex with them in return of a promotion Although women are mainly targeted, both men

and women can be victims of sexual harassment. Many cultural groups in India have

something that is called the "son preference" because they are believed to guarantee

financial security. This devalues the role of a woman in India more than it already

is.Women have a secondary status at not only home, but the workplace too. This affects

their health, financial status, and education. These women are malnourished since they

are usually the last ones to eat and they are also the last to receive medical attention.

Another problem that is faced is domestic violence, one out of every three women face

violence from their husband, brother, fathers, uncles, etc. within their own homes. The

abuse can also be rape or sexual harassment and forms of psychological violence such as

verbal abuse. The author of this text feels that one possible solution is that women be

taught self defense, especially in schools.

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Matsueda, Ken. Prud’homme, Mélanie. "Women globally live longer, healthier lives with better

education, reveals new UN report." UN Department of Public Information. Web. 20 Oct.

2015.

Many women in the world face physical or sexual violence at some point throughout their

lives, approximately 1 out of every 3 women. In severe cases death is brought upon the

women due to the violence they face. Expectations are set and the women are required to

marry at an early age leading to adolescent pregnancy, unsafe abortions, STI (Sexually

Transmitted Infection", etc. being the cause of their deaths. Although these events are

occurring, the percentages are gradually dropping.

Heider, Caroline. "Evaluation - Central to the Evidence Base for Gender Equality." Independent

Evaluation Group. Web. 18 Feb. 2015.

This article explained how we can progress towards gender equality. Understanding how

policies form norms. Information on what a UN member stated is given, she says making

strategic use of information and evidence will aware the public and convince them of the

importance of gender equality.

Sam. "Women Rising: The Role of Participatory Democracy in Promoting Gender Equality."

Local Government News.

Where women are in the local government is discussed in this article. Local perceptions

have changed greatly among both genders on the topic of the effectiveness of female

leaders. Existing female leadership has risen aspiration in female adolescents along with

their parents.

de Blij. H.J., Erin H. Fouberg, and Alexander B. Murphy. Human Geography: People, Place,

and Culture. United States of America: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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On page 158 of de Blij's book dowry in India is a topic of discussion. Thousands of girls in

India face Dowry and disputes rise over the price to be paid by the bride's family to the

groom's father. If failed to meet the marriage agreement, the bride is brutally punished

by being burnt, killed, abandoned, etc. Many of the deaths are reported as false such as

saying that it was a kitchen accident. Although dowry deaths are dropping, it still exists

and should be ended.