• Priti Diliprao Pohekar

It is estimated that 15% of the world’s population experiences some form of disability. Disability itself is a hurdle in living and surviving. Vulnerable is always a victim of the situation. Discrimination in accessing human rights is experienced very commonly and again the condition of physically challenged women is worst. In India, still, the girl child is looked upon as unwanted, and if she is disabled then is avoided and neglected. Divyang women and girls face double standards, which lead to gender-based violence, sexual harassment, injustice, exploitation, and abuse. They face inequalities in education, health care, employment as a means of livelihood and social, civic opportunities and community participation, social stigma, lack of housing, and lack of spouse. This paper aims at knowing the marital status of disabled women/girls. Whether disabled men accept divyang women / girls as wives, how their husbands, children, and in-laws treat Divyang women/girls is also the aim of the paper.

Disability, Physically challenged woman, Divyaang, Marital status

"Marital Status of Divyang Women in India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 3, page no.c517-c524, March-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2303256.pdf

"Marital Status of Divyang Women in India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 3, page no. ppc517-c524, March-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2303256.pdf