Indian Women’s Rights in Comparison to Canada I will be comparing women’s rights, particularly occupational, and reproductive rights in urban India to Canadian women’s rights of employment, reproductive rights. I chose the topic of women’s rights in India since it is known as a patriarchal country, where inequality and gender issues of women are more frequently seen in comparison to Canada. The thesis statement is that “Urban India still faces the issue of women’s employment and reproductive rights, however, there are resources such as the ‘Action Aid’s Young Urban Women’ program to help support these poor women living in poverty in India. The economic and cultural variations such as caste and religious discriminations leading to women’s restricted mobility after reaching adolescence are known as major negative influences that contribute to the inequality of women’s rights in India as opposed to the Canadian society, which is slightly different to Indian in terms of religious, and cultural factors. The article by Chatterjee (2015) discusses some significant topics based on women’s rights in …show more content…
This article also points out some similarities between women’s rights in India and Canada, such as the employment issues that are still faced today by the modern society of Canada, which is women getting paid less than men even if they are both in the same labour field. This academic source will also help with my thesis statement since it is based on the perspective of women in India. The article explains how India is still a patriarchal country that does not respect women’s rights which has led to controversial issues such as occupational, and reproductive rights. It also points out the economic and cultural factors that are different to