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    Child marriage is common in parts of India, where nearly 50% of girls are married before 18 years of age. In some regions like Rajasthan, 80% of marriages involve girls under 15. Though child marriage has been illegal in India for decades, it continues due to social conditions like financial pressures, the importance placed on virginity, traditional gender norms, and poverty. Girls are often seen as a financial burden and married off early to reduce the dowry needed or mouths to feed. This practice deprives girls of education and health care and perpetuates cycles of poverty, disease, and lack of empowerment.

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    Child marriage is common in parts of India, where nearly 50% of girls are married before 18 years of age. In some regions like Rajasthan, 80% of marriages involve girls under 15. Though child marriage has been illegal in India for decades, it continues due to social conditions like financial pressures, the importance placed on virginity, traditional gender norms, and poverty. Girls are often seen as a financial burden and married off early to reduce the dowry needed or mouths to feed. This practice deprives girls of education and health care and perpetuates cycles of poverty, disease, and lack of empowerment.

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    Child marriage is common in parts of India, where nearly 50% of girls are married before 18 years of age. In some regions like Rajasthan, 80% of marriages involve girls under 15. Though child marriage has been illegal in India for decades, it continues due to social conditions like financial pressures, the importance placed on virginity, traditional gender norms, and poverty. Girls are often seen as a financial burden and married off early to reduce the dowry needed or mouths to feed. This practice deprives girls of education and health care and perpetuates cycles of poverty, disease, and lack of empowerment.

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    Child Marriage

    English Project Work Prepared by: Susmita Das Class X, Sec B Roll No. - 40

    Throughout the world


    Child marriage--a marriage in which one of the spouses (most often, the wife) is below the age of eighteen when the marriage is consummated Child marriage is common in India, Indonesia, various countries in subSaharan Africa In India, traditionally, the girl is given to her husband once she has her first period and is ready to bear children--often, in practice, she is given earlier

    In India
    Child marriage has been illegal for decades, but it is still extremely prevalent in certain regions In Rajasthan, nearly 80% of marriages are among girls under the age of fifteen Overall, almost 50% of girls are married by age eighteen

    Marriage in India
    Arranged marriage is still most common, though this may not be true in the big cities Usually, the girls do not see their husband prior to getting married Joint family structure means that the married girls are forced to leave their parents at an early age

    Why Do People Marry Their Daughters Early?


    Child marriage is often used to cope with social conditions (most Indian men and women dont agree with the practice, but do it out of necessity) Financial pressures of the dowry Value of virginity Traditional gender norms Poverty

    Value of Virginity
    It is believed that husbands only want to marry virgins Parents fear that their daughters will engage in premarital sex, and this would bring dishonor to the family The earlier parents marry their daughter, the more they feel they ensure her virginity

    Traditional Gender Norms


    Males are valued more in Indian families than females Girls are reared to be obedient, self-sacrificing, modest, nurturant, hardworking and homeloving American girls are given too much independence. A girl should marry young, before she has the chance to develop independent ideals Marriage helps preserve the hierarchy, especially if the husband is much older

    Traditional Gender Norms


    Womans primary role is to produce sons (need an heir) A woman establishes her place in her husbands family through reproduction

    Traditional Gender Norms


    Sex-selective abortion is extremely common
    750 to 850 girls are born per 1000 boys

    Girls receive less health care


    For girls who are born, birth is the only equal opportunity they will ever get Girls are 43% more likely than boys to die before their 5th birthday

    The Dowry
    The daughters family gives money or a large gift to the husbands family Certain events mean that you are not required to pay a dowry, which encourages the parents to marry their daughters (despite a young age) when these events occur If the daughter is younger, the husbands family may request a smaller dowry because they know that she is pure

    Poverty
    With less money, one wants to give the daughter away early, because it is one less mouth to feed Families do not want to invest in the education or health of girls, because it is a lost investment Instead, girls are trained to be good wives until going to their husbands

    What are the consequences of early marriage?


    High rates of HIV/AIDS High rates of early childbearing
    Maternal and infant mortality are high

    Lack of health care Lack of education Girls are deprived of a voice in their marriage and their community Vicious cycle of poverty, low educational attainment, high rates of disease, the subordination of women, etc.

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