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Gendercide

Dowry

Suicide Forced

Abortions

In 2013, the ratio for boys to girls was

118

100

In India , 1 women is killed every hour due to dowry conflicts

That’s 8,760 Women killed every year

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/dowry-wars

The Dowry System

“The National Crime Records Bureau says 8,233 women were killed across India last year because of disputes over dowry payments given by the bride’s family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage”

Category 18000

8100

8200

8300

8400

8500

8600

8700

8391

8618

8233

Deaths over Dowry

2010 2011 2012

But these are only just the crimes reported

Suicides in China

• In China, 500 women per day commit suicide due to gendercide.

• This is the only country that women take their own life more than men

That’s up to 182,000 women a year, that take there own life.

References

Davis, E. (Director). (2012). It’s a Girl 

Ertelt, S. (2013, September 4). Gendercide: One Woman Dies Every Hour in India over Dowry Disputes. . Retrieved, from http://www.lifenews.com/2013/09/04/gendercide-one-woman-dies-every-hour-in-india-over-dowry-disputes/

Manne, A. (2010, June 1). GENDERCIDE. . Retrieved , from http://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2010/june/1276143335/anne-manne/gendercide