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Marriage and Money: Widows in India. Marriage and Money: Widows in India. Current Conditions. Viviane Dalles. Widows in India. Setting the Stage For many women, their economic status is tied to their marital status Widows are uniquely vulnerable to poverty
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Marriage and Money: Widows in India Current Conditions Viviane Dalles
Widows in India • Setting the Stage • For many women, their economic status is tied to their marital status • Widows are uniquely vulnerable to poverty • 50% of the estimated 100 million widows in the developing world are impoverished
Widows in India • Widows in India • India produces 12% of the world’s cotton • 60 million people depend on the cotton and textile industries • Many farmers borrowed heavily to buy expensive genetically modified seeds • Unable to pay debts and support their families, thousands of farmers have committed suicide Viviane Dalles
Widows in India • Ask Yourself • What are the implications, positive and negative, when a woman’s economic well-being is tied to her marital status? Viviane Dalles Viviane Dalles
Widows in India • Proposed Solutions • All women should have access to education, good jobs and support for domestic duties • Provide systemic support for widows • Societies need to support the economic rights and empowerment of all women
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