Affecting Career of Women: The larger context for the practice of dowry is the poor presence of women in the workforce, and their consequent lack of financial independence.Gender Discrimnation: Due to the dowry system, many a times it has been seen that women are seen as a liability and are often subjected to subjugation and are given second hand treatment may it be in education or other amenities.In order to get rid of this problem, appealing to the social and moral consciousness of the people, providing education and economic independence for women, and effective enforcement of legislation against the dowry system, can help. However, owing to the social nature of this problem, the legislation has failed to produce the desired results in our society. Today the government has come up with many laws ( The Dowry Prohibition Act 1961) and reforms, not only to eradicate the dowry system, but also to uplift the status of the girl child by bringing in many schemes. Dowry is payment made in cash or kind to a bride’s in-laws at the time of her marriage. It talks about the menace of dowry in India.ĭowry is a social evil in society that has caused unimaginable tortures and crimes towards women and polluted the Indian marital system.
This article is based on “Breaking the chain” which was published in The Indian Express on.
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