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Women and Development

Women and Development. Family Planning. Family Planning and Utter Pradesh. Low Life Expectancy leads families to have lots of children to make up for ones that die. Women’s Social Standing considered a burden males needed to take care of parents when old

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Women and Development

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  1. Women and Development Family Planning

  2. Family Planning and Utter Pradesh • Low Life Expectancy • leads families to have lots of children to make up for ones that die • Women’s Social Standing • considered a burden • males needed to take care of parents when old • arranged marriages at very early age • decision to have kids are made by fathers and mother in law • bride burning if women has no sons or if dowry too low The end result is incredibly high birth rates/ high infant mortality/ poverty • Low Literacy and Education • women poorly educated • no chance of jobs

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