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Feminist Conception
Bijayalaxmi Nanda and Hena Singh
Women constitute half the world's population, perform nearly two third of its work hour, receive one tenth of the world's income, and own less than one hundredth of the world's property.
United Nations Report, 1980
Introduction
Kiran lived with her five siblings and parents in an urban slum in Delhi. Her parents provided for their family by doing menial jobs. Kiran dropped out of school by Class 5 in order to look after her younger siblings at home when her mother went out for work. By the time she was 16 years old, Kiran was married off to a man much older than her, working as a contractual labourer in Haryana. She became pregnant soon after her marriage. In the next five years Kiran had ...
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