Blog # 9 Wife Sharing haunts Indian Villages as girls decline

LaShonda Williams
Blog #9
October 28,2011


“Wife sharing haunts Indian villages as girls decline” provides insight on the harsh environments that women who live in Baghpat, India have to endure. The women in small Indian communities are being trapped in homes where they are being forced to marry, have sex, and bare children to multiple men. These women are being abused and are not allowed to leave outside of the home without an escort which hinders them from ever getting help. The ratio of 858 women to every 1000 has led to these secret practices. This ratio is due to decades of aborting female babies. Women are being abused, tortured, and turned into sex slaves because men are scuffling to have wives who hopefully will bare sons. Males are viewed as an asset to a family and females are viewed as a burden. A son’s role holds greater importance because they are seen as breadwinners, carry on the family name, and perform the last rites of the family. A daughter is viewed as a liability because families have to pay for a wedding and make sure she doesn’t engage in premarital sex which brings shame and dishonor to families.
The underlying social issue in these Indian villages is the lack of support for women who are dealing with these conditions. Residents who know what is going should speak up and get these women help. Since no one is reaching out to help these women it looks as if people in these communities are adapting to these crimes being committed right next door to them. Police officials that are aware of what is going on in these communities should be conducting investigations and helping women get out of these harsh situations. These acts should not go unnoticed, especially since more than three crimes are happening to one woman at a time. No woman should be beaten, made to engage in sexual activities, and have no outside contact with society. There has to be some boundaries implemented in these communities or the lives of women and young girls are going to get far worse.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/27/us-india-women-exploitation-idUSTRE79Q1WX20111027