Women in Agriculture

Lesson 9 : Status of Girl Child

Basic Reasons for These Problems

The root causes for discrimination are complex and reflect diverse political, economical, social, cultural and religious practices.
They include:

• Traditions and cultural values influenced by 'son preference'
• Social silence about domestic violence, household abuse, and submission of a woman to the will of her husband and relatives.
• Social / community support for early disposal
• Vulnerability relating to the social / community / cultural identity of the girl child
• Persistence of child marriage that prevent most of the time young women from accessing to education and emancipation'
• Lack of enabling education and socialization of girls and women
• Large development of innovative medical, scientific techniques allowing sex detection
• Lack of implementation of the existing legislation to effectively protect the girl child
• Emerging sale / export's traffickers, the girl child has become an asset exchangeable for money or goods
• Sex selection and abortion has become a well-paid business for some individuals