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Crime Against Women in India (Average Level

Topic)

Respected GTO Sir, and my dear friends,

A very good morning to all of you. I have chosen to speak on Crime
Against Women in India. I will be covering this topic in four parts, namely,

introduction, recent developments, the way ahead and conclusion.

Crime against women has taken varied forms. These include female
foeticide, dowry death, eve-teasing, molestation, workplace abuse, wife

beating and rape. Domestic violence, where women are subjected to cruel and
inhumane treatment, is common in India. Violence and abuse, and sometimes
even murder in the name of dowry are prevalent. Women are sometimes

harassed in offices, public places, during travel, etc. Unfortunately, most of
these cases go unnoticed as nobody bothers to complain. This is due to social
stigma, corrupt police and a faulty judicial system. Violence against women

had tacit approval of society the world over because men cannot accept
women as equals and try to subjugate them in every sphere. Even in a
developed society like the US, the crime statistics against women are

alarming.

In India, women are gradually coming out of the four walls of their homes.
They are now shouldering both domestic and work area responsibilities.

Indian women have gradually moved to fields that were traditionally
considered to be male domain, for instance, the defence services. There is an
increasing pressure on the armed forces to allow them in the fighting arms,

and it is only a matter of time before this is done. India was proud to have its
first woman president in Smt Pratibha Patil. All this is indicative of the fact
that Indian women are getting empowered. The government has taken several

measures to bring women in the mainstream by providing reservations for
women in many fields. It has provided reservation in electoral politics where
each party is required to field 33% women candidates. While all this may

give us a rosy picture, a lot needs to be done still. As recently as 2009, the
Shri Ram Sena Activists dragged women from a pub and manhandled them,