Discrimination (Research) ; Gender Discrimination

BRIDE BURNING is is a form of domestic abuse practiced in parts of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh that is often disguised as a kitchen accident or suicide.

- brides are burnt over wealth, due to husband or in-laws not being satisfied with the amount of dowry that is brought by the bride or if dowry arrives late.
- accompanied with other forms of emotional abuse
- prevailing because of Hindu attitudes on the status of a woman in a marriage is always lower than her husband.
- offenders normally go unpunished.
- Roughly 1200 women die from dowry-related deaths in Bangalore yearly,

Sources/Articles: http://www-cgi.cnn.com/WORLD/9608/18/bride.burn/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/431607.stm

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SATI/SUTTEE is an illegal act or practice of a Hindu widow's cremating herself on her husband's funeral pyre in order to fulfill her true role as wife.

- practiced mostly by Hindus although there is no scriptures condoning such an practice, it originated in Greeks instead.
- been made illegal in 1829 but is still being practiced now

Article: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/08/07/1028157964815.html

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GLASS CEILING is an unacknowledged discriminatory barrier that prevents women and minorities from rising to positions of power or responsibility, as within a corporation.

Articles: http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/reports/glassceiling/index.html (Statistics)
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0208/p01s02-ussc.html