Question

Questions from "It's a Girl"

In India after marriage where does the couple live? How is the bride treated there? Is a woman safe after she is married?

What cultural practices have been outlawed by the Indian democratic government? How are they enforced?

Explain the one-child policy. How is it enforced?

What country has the highest rate of female suicide?

Why is child trafficking and kidnapping increasing in China?

Answer 1

• In India, after marriage, mostly couple live with husband`s family.
• Bride is usually treated as a daughter by husband`s family.
• Ill treated woman after marriage has legal rights to protect herself from abuse.
• Sati,Child marriage,Polygamy, Instant divorce, triple talaq, dowry are the cultural practices being outlawed by Indian Government.
• Family court looks over the enforcement of the laws.
• As of January 2020 India did not have a national child policy. One child policy introduced in China in 1979 as a part of birth planning program to control the growing population. Use of contraception, abortion, sterilization were done to ensure the enforcement of policy.
• By the year 2019, South Korea has the highest rate of female suicide .
• In China human trafficking is not viewed as crime, it is seen as a part of culture.