Gender Equality – Which are the Behavioural / Cultural Traits which hold Back North West India? The Kapila Gender Sensitivity Test. By DINESH K KAPILA (On the Occasion of Women's Day - still working on it) North West India has some of the worst affected districts in the country as regards female foeticide and ranks quite low on female nutrition rates and other gender related issues. The Gender Eq uality Indices rank North West India uniformly low. Economists are of the view that this would ultimately impact adversely the socio economic development of the region quite seriously. But what does an average person in the towns and rural areas of North West India perceive to be gender related behaviour – how does he or she know which attitude or cultural trait is correct or wrong or needs to be rectified. Secondly, even the well to do segments of society in North West India are observed to mostly exhibit the syndrome of feudalism (Some call it the kakaji syndrome) and related to it...
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