Is raising legal age of marriage for Indian women the answer?

Mehrotra, Abhinav and Kale, Prajakta (2022) Is raising legal age of marriage for Indian women the answer? South Asia Monitor. Available at: https://www.southasiamonitor.org/open-forum/raisin...

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Abstract

Merely raising the age is not the solution; educational opportunities for women need to be promoted as well as protected from being denied.

Item Type: Article in Newspapers and Magazine
Uncontrolled Keywords: Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021 | Maternal Mortality Rate
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Gender Studies
Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Law and Legal Studies
Divisions: Jindal Global Law School
Depositing User: Mr. Arjun Dinesh
Date Deposited: 07 Jul 2022 11:04
Last Modified: 07 Jul 2022 11:04
Official URL: https://www.southasiamonitor.org/open-forum/raisin...
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/3653

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