Domestic Violence Against Women in Dalit Community (A Case Study of Pithuwa VDC in Chitwan District)

Abstract

The study "Domestic Violence Against Women in Dalit Community" has been carried out using primary source of data collected from Pithuwa V.D.C. in Chitwan District in 2013, where included 55 married women respondents. The objectives of the study are as follows: The study is limited to Pithuwa V.D.C. of Chitwan District. i. To examine the extent of violence according to different demographic and socio-economic background. ii. To access the knowledge of women on legal provision and community action of domestic violence. iii. To identify the cause of domestic violence. iv. To identify women experiences on Domestic Violence. Percent, distribution, frequency tables and cross tables are used to describe socio-economic and demographic status of respondents. Domestic Violence is wide spread problem in the study area. Cultural, Economical and religious factors reinforce dominance and female subservience so toughly that neither the domestic violence nor the failures to complain about it are unusual. By low; men inherit and control most properly with the concomitant responsibility to support parents' wives and children. Women's dependency is reinforced in low, religion and cultural norms. Moreover, grinding poverty lack of jobs and alcohol abuse feed the opportunities for violence in herent in the dependency relationship. Most of respondents have knowledge about Domestic Violence against Women. Out of the 55 respondents, most of respondents have feeling about gender difference between male and female. The main cause of Domestic violence is alcoholism which is followed by low education status a lack of awareness.