Gender Discrimination in IndiaIn India, gender discrimination is the biggest problem and has been going on since ancient times due to cultural and social differences. Gender is always separated from the roles of social and cultural beliefs for men and women. They start separating the gender from the time the child is born in the family. There is a huge difference in being a son or daughter in the family. “Society celebrates the birth of a son and suffers pain when daughters are born” (Hussain). Gender discrimination is a big problem in Indian society apart from economic and social issues. In India, “gender is always linked to the rules and behavior assigned to women and men based on their sexual differences” (Hussain). As boys grow up, they are taught to be more powerful and girls are taught to be shy. Due to socio-economic and religious beliefs there is a gap between men and women in society” (Hussain). “Society prefers having a child because it supports family values ​​and guarantees their continuity” (Jayaram V). “In India, when a boy is born, a Thali (a flat bronze utensil similar to a large tray) is beaten with a stick by friends and relatives. In the case of a girl, a fan, used for winnowing, is beaten” (AR Gatrad, M Ray, A Sheikh). “Involvement of the medical community in this criminal activity carried out by the parents of the unborn child and doctors 100%,” says Dr Puneet Bedi, independent health activist and gynaecologist. “Missing girls” essentially means that millions of medical consultations and abortions have taken place with the active connivance of the medical community, which makes a quick profit, says Dr Bedi” (Kumar) In some parts of India there are some norms for... half of the document......r Disparity, National Policy for l 'women's emancipation.' Gender Inequality in India, Gender Inequality and Women, Maternal Mortality Rate in India, Economic Growth, Gender Disparity, National Policy for Women Empowerment. Azad India Foundation, nd Web. 24 March 2014. .Kumar, Sanjay. “Girl-to-boy ratio in India continues to decline.” British Medical Journal 327.7422 (2003): 1007. ProQuest. Network. March 23, 2014." http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/ovic/AcademicJournalsDetailsPage/AcademicJournalsDetailsWindow?failOverType=&query=&prodId=OVIC&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&mode=view&displayGroupName=Journals&limiter=&u=long87264&currPage=&disableHighlight ing=fal if&displayGroups= &sortBy= &source=&search_within_results=&p=OVIC&action=e&catId=&activityType=&scanId=&documentId=GALE|A356583210." Np, nd Web.