Challenges Faced by Women in India

An article about the challenges faced by women in India begins by retelling the story of a woman who chose to go against the harsh wishes of her family, and give birth to the female child she was expecting. The article begins by showing how even before birth, women in India are exposed to discrimination due to gender. The introduction of the article immediately shines a negative light on the treatment of women, and sets the article up to explain the many other difficulties women face in their society. The article is rather biased toward American culture, and does not at any point attempt to explain the origins of these social norms or the exigence surrounding them in India. The article is purely from an American onlookers perspective, and although the intention is to raise awareness about some of the crimes which take place toward women in India, it is also ignorant of the Indian population perspective.