Domestic Violence Against Dalit Women (A Case Study of Siddhalek Rural Mun-7 at Dhading District)

Abstract

This study is “Domestic Violence against Women” Study of Siddhalek Rural Municipality ward no 7 Dhading district. This study is mainly based on primary data as well as secondary data. Primary data were collected by lottery method of simple random sampling method. The main objective of the study is to analyze the solution of violence against women to examine the cause of violence against women and to examine the awareness and preventive idea of domestic violence against women. 56.3% percent were engaged in agriculture and only 7.7% were in service. Dowry related violence, alcoholism, physical assault, cast discrimination etc were main violence of faced women in study area. Dowry is main cause if domestic violence against women. Almost 28% reported main cause of violence is dowry in study area. Most of respondent say that backwardness of women was religious and cultural value 23.9%. Most of respondent say what is the solution of domestic violence were family mediation 54.2%. General causes of domestic violence were lack of awareness 42.3%. And violence exist in our society were religious and cultural value 33%. The literacy status is not bad but not satisfactory because 82.4% were not satisfied in their study so education levels were not satisfied. In study area majority of respondent were damai and 81% have property ownership. 75.35% respondents were faced violence and among them 82.8% faced violence at home but 19.2% faced at society. Domestic violence is unequal distribution of power between male and female. Therefore effective program should be developed to involve an equal number of female in decision making level and strongly prohibited abuse of dowry in study area.