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Fighting female infanticide by working with midwives: An Indian case study
- Source :
- Gender & Development. 4:20-27
- Publication Year :
- 1996
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 1996.
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Abstract
- In many cultures throughout history, parents have preferred to conceive and bear sons rather than daughters. In May 1995, Adithi, a nongovernmental organization (NGO) working in parts of Bihar with resource-poor women, and Bal Mahila Kalyan (BMK), an NGO working with poor people in general, organized a workshop with traditional midwives on the issue of female infanticide. A prior study found that traditional midwives are often called upon to kill female infants. These women mainly belong to the dalit community, are mostly illiterate, typically live in poverty, and have little power in the community. The workshop goals were to explore gender discrimination in different caste and religious groups; to understand the history and extent of female infanticide in the area, and to examine whether the incidence varies with caste, class, religion, and birth order; and to identify strategies to combat female infanticide. 28 traditional midwives participated. This paper describes the proceedings of the workshop and examines strategies for combatting female infanticide.
- Subjects :
- Asia
Adolescent
Social Problems
Social Values
Health Personnel
Infanticide
Population
Geography, Planning and Development
India
Poison control
Development
Social value orientations
Midwifery
Social issues
Suicide prevention
Nuclear Family
Gender Studies
Nursing
Population Characteristics
Psychology
Medicine
Child
education
Developing Countries
Nuclear family
Demography
Behavior
Family Characteristics
education.field_of_study
business.industry
Research
Age Factors
Gender studies
Preference
Family life
Health
Sex
Crime
Family Relations
business
Delivery of Health Care
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 13649221 and 13552074
- Volume :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Gender & Development
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....54fca6bbca021868972691a1b17c6058