Gender Inequality in India

Abstract

Gender imbalance has an impact on all societal levels and most social organisations. One institution where gender imbalance adjustments are sluggish to take place is the family. Over the years, several theories have been proposed on the causes of gender inequality. These explanations for gender inequality in the home have all been put out, including those based on biology, sex roles, and doing gender. These approaches have come under fire for being unduly predetermined, unable to address gender inequity at macrosocial scales, and neglecting to consider reform. Gender is examined simultaneously at all levels of social reality from the viewpoint that it is structural. To the degree that we are able to take advantage of its complexity, we may be able to use this dynamic, multifaceted theoretical framework to solve gender disparity in families. The gender as structural perspective is most adapted to analyse gender disparity in modern families, which are themselves characterised by dynamic fluidity and complexity, and to present viable avenues for resolving that discrepancy 1 .This comes after examining and analysing a number of historical perspectives on gender discrimination 2 .The problem is that gender inequality in India is significantly influenced by the cultural and religious landscape of the country 3 . One start thinking about how equal men and women are, and many of India’s centuries-old cultural traditions need to be reflected upon and rearranged. For many Indian families that practise sex discrimination, any calls for reform or efforts to eliminate prejudice are viewed as an attack on their political, social, or cultural traditions.