Multiple Wives, Co-wives and Female Status: Example on Contemporary Change from Manipur (India)

ManiBabu, Mayanglambam

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“…The contextual nature of status is apparent by the fact that in most Asian countries if a husband brings a second wife, the status of the first wife becomes poorer. On the other hand, in some societies in Africa, the status of wife is enhanced, if the husband brings a second wife because not only she gets designated as the senior wife but has the authority and power to delegate drudgerous household chores such as fetching water and fuel wood to the second wife (Campbell et al, 2005; Gary, 1982; Mani Babu, 2013). For instance, women in Bangladesh dread the possibility of their husband getting a second wife, since it means transferring affection and economic support to her, but in Ivory Coast in Africa, women tolerate or even look forward to the prospect of second wife, since it permits division of labour among the wives and allows the first wife to fulfil her economic and domestic goals (Epstein, 1982).…”

Section: Defining Status: a Challengementioning

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Quantifying Status of Women and Men in India at the Subnational Level

Kher¹,

Aggarwal²,

Punhani³

2017

Indian Journal of Human Development

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This article attempts to develop a status index for female and male genders and quantify the same at the subnational level for India. It examines the gaps and shortcomings in women’s socio-economic attainments with respect to men. Four main components were considered for quantifying this gender status index, namely (a) education, (b) health and demographics, (c) economic participation and (d) political participation and decision-making, with four to six parameters for each of these dimensions. This exercise shows that, overall, there are huge gender differentials in status across all states and union territories in India. The most lacking sectors for women are their poor economic and political participation, which therefore need consistent and targeted action. This study also shows that tools such as status index can be suitably used to gauge and monitor empowerment of women over different temporal and spatial scales.

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Section: Defining Status: a Challengementioning

confidence: 99%