Over 30 per cent of women from 14 of the 18 states and Union Territories that were surveyed justify men beating their wives, while a lesser percentage of men rationalised such behaviour, according to the recent National Family Health Survey (NFHS). As per the NFHS survey conducted across India, around 80 per cent of women justified men beating their wives in three states -- Telangana (84 per cent), Andhra Pradesh (84 per cent) and Karnataka (77 per cent). The most common reasons given by the respondents to justify beating were neglecting the house or children and showing disrespect to in-laws. The lowest population of women that justified beating by husbands was in Himachal Pradesh (14.8 per cent). It is as important that women move away from such thinking as men if gender-based violence against women has to stop,” she said.

Source: dna November 29, 2021 08:00 UTC