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with Amnesty International further corroborating this assessment.<ref>https://poll2018.trust.org/ https://www.amnestyusa.org/the-worst-place-to-be-a-woman-in-the-g20/</ref> | with Amnesty International further corroborating this assessment.<ref>https://poll2018.trust.org/ https://www.amnestyusa.org/the-worst-place-to-be-a-woman-in-the-g20/</ref> | ||
The Spectator Index even ranks India as the 5th most dangerous place to live in 2019.<ref>https://dunyanews.tv/en/World/528608-India-fifth-most-dangerous-country-live-Spectator-Index</ref> | The Spectator Index even ranks India as the 5th most dangerous place to live in 2019.<ref>https://dunyanews.tv/en/World/528608-India-fifth-most-dangerous-country-live-Spectator-Index</ref> | ||
Various studies found a link between adverse sex ratio and violence against women in India, including rape,<ref>https://vc.bridgew.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2165&context=jiws</ref><ref>https://web.iitd.ac.in/~reetika/Crime%20PDR%20dreze&khera.pdf</ref> however India's history of son preference and neglect of females in the regions with a skewed ratio may also explain some of this violence. | Various studies found a link between adverse sex ratio and violence against women in India, including rape,<ref>https://vc.bridgew.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2165&context=jiws</ref><ref>https://web.iitd.ac.in/~reetika/Crime%20PDR%20dreze&khera.pdf</ref> however India's history of son preference and neglect of females in the regions with a skewed ratio may also explain some of this violence. | ||
In particular, it is believed up to 63 million females have been aborted in India's history,<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/30/more-than-63-million-women-missing-in-india-statistics-show</ref> with some regions practicing female | In particular, it is believed up to 63 million females have been aborted in India's history,<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/30/more-than-63-million-women-missing-in-india-statistics-show</ref> with some regions practicing female infanticide to this day.<ref>https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/05/trash-bin-babies-indias-female-infanticide-crisis/257672/</ref> India remains the only country in the world to have pro-rape marches,<ref>https://thewire.in/politics/hindu-ekta-manch-bjp-protest-support-spo-arrested-rape-jammu</ref> and nearly 40% of all females who commit suicide come from India,<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/13/nearly-two-out-of-five-women-who-commit-suicide-are-indian</ref> sometimes associated with high profile rape cases.<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/rape-survivor-kills-herself-forced-marriage-india-a7380536.html</ref><ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/05/india-woman-set-on-fire-on-way-to-testify-against-alleged-rapists</ref> | ||
Further, there are known elected rapists, murderers and other criminals in the Indian parliament.<ref>https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/40-per-cent-of-indias-mps-face-criminal-charges-including-rape-and-murder-study</ref> Despite anti-child marriage legislation, a substantial share of women is still married below the age of 18,<ref name="indch">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_marriage_in_India#Statistics</ref> with | Further, there are known elected rapists, murderers and other criminals in the Indian parliament.<ref>https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/40-per-cent-of-indias-mps-face-criminal-charges-including-rape-and-murder-study</ref> Despite anti-child marriage legislation, a substantial share of women is still married below the age of 18,<ref name="indch">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_marriage_in_India#Statistics</ref> with diverging estimates between UNICEF (27% in 2015-16) and the Census of India (3.7% in 2011) and there likely being substantial under-reporting due to the illegality of child marriage.<ref name="indch"></ref> Further, marital rape is not criminal in India if the bride is 15 or older.<ref name="childmarriage">https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/ending-child-sexual-abuse-india/</ref> The pervasiveness of these norms, values and practices point to overall cultural factors underlying relatively high incidence of rape besides skewed sex ratios | ||
The combination of strict [[marriage]] norms and [[female subordination]] may keep the incidence of male incels fairly low despite skewed sex ratio, though likely with substantial regional variation. On the other hand, the relatively low sexual activity despite high marriage rates may point to both men and women having less sex than they would prefer to have. | The combination of strict [[marriage]] norms and [[female subordination]] may keep the incidence of male incels fairly low despite skewed sex ratio, though likely with substantial regional variation. On the other hand, the relatively low sexual activity despite high marriage rates may point to both men and women having less sex than they would prefer to have. | ||