Rights of the girl child in India : struggle for existence and well-being / Nitu Kumari.

By:

Kumari, Nitu [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Los Angeles : Sage, [2020]Description: xi, 210 pages ; 22 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9789353882846

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

305.230820954 23

Summary: "In India, the status and treatment of girls in society ranges from inadequate to deplorable, with the girl child being victimized in several ways. Rights of the Girl Child in India focuses on all aspects of the girl child's existence-including her suffering due to both childism and sexism, status in Indian society, specific vulnerabilities, and the legal and human rights scenario. It covers in detail the facets of well-being of the girl child that are of concern to governments as well as international organizations. This book explains the challenges in executing any welfare and development initiatives for girls, including the discriminatory social norms impacting programme and policy implementation. It also closely explores the differences between the theory and practical aspects of prevalent governmental programmes and policies. In the concluding parts, the book makes several policy recommendations and also seeks to lay out a future road map for the well-being of the girl child in India. Nitu Kumari is Assistant Professor at Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur"-- Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
BOOK	Ashok Goel Library, Rishihood University General stacks	School of Psychology and Education	305.230820954 KUM (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		RU00003305

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"In India, the status and treatment of girls in society ranges from inadequate to deplorable, with the girl child being victimized in several ways. Rights of the Girl Child in India focuses on all aspects of the girl child's existence-including her suffering due to both childism and sexism, status in Indian society, specific vulnerabilities, and the legal and human rights scenario. It covers in detail the facets of well-being of the girl child that are of concern to governments as well as international organizations. This book explains the challenges in executing any welfare and development initiatives for girls, including the discriminatory social norms impacting programme and policy implementation. It also closely explores the differences between the theory and practical aspects of prevalent governmental programmes and policies. In the concluding parts, the book makes several policy recommendations and also seeks to lay out a future road map for the well-being of the girl child in India. Nitu Kumari is Assistant Professor at Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur"-- Provided by publisher.

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