Abstract
Women workers today play an essential and significant role in the economic structure of the country and 94% of women make up the unorganized sector of India. Domestic Violence affects women’s productivity in all forms of life i.e. assaulted women will always get agonized and emotionally disturbed and are often bruised after occurrence of the torment. A working woman may lose her efficiency in work or drop out from work in some cases. The present study aims to explore the magnitude of sexual abuse by intimate partners and the quality of life of women aged 18 -35 years in 4 districts of West Bengal. Close ended questionnaire and focused group discussions were conducted to understand their experiences regarding perception of sexual abuse. The contributing factors to violence were alcohol abuse, desire to gain control over another family member and unjustified suspicion. This analysis might be used to improve future partner violence prevention and treatment programs.
Highlights
Women workers today play an essential and significant role in the economic structure of the country and 94% of women make up the unorganized sector of India
In a survey of 1200 women done by National Commission for Women, nearly 50 percent complained of gender discrimination and physical and mental harassment at work
National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) reports that every six hours, a young married woman in India is found beaten to death, burnt or driven to suicide
Summary
Women workers today play an essential and significant role in the economic structure of the country and 94% of women make up the unorganized sector of India. By the National Commission on SelfEmployed Women (1988), of the total number of women workers about 94 percent are in the informal or unorganized sector whereas just 6 percent are in the organized or formal sector. Gynecological symptoms were reported to be associated with a history of intimate partner violence on women in studies from both developing nations and developed countries. The current study was carried out to explore the nature of sexual abuse in four districts of Bengal on women who are employed in the unorganized or informal sector and their quality of life. Focused group discussions with the abused women provide rich information on the psycho-social barriers of the women for staying back in such sexually abusive relationships inspite of being economically independent
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