Most Indian women feel that dowry is the most severe form of gender disparity when it comes to marriage, according to a survey conducted by online matrimony platform Shaadi.com for International Women’s Day.
Most Indian women feel that dowry is the most severe form of gender disparity when it comes to marriage, according to a survey conducted by online matrimony platform Shaadi.com for International Women’s Day.
Matchmaking service Shaadi.com has launched Shaadi Cares, a social initiative that aims to right every wrong in relationships and marriages.
According to the National Crime Records Bureau, the cases of reported dowry deaths in 2013 were 8083. There were 10,709 reported cases of dowry registered under the The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.Keep in mind, these are the reported cases. You can only imagine what the actual figures are.
In an initiative by Shaadi.com in partnership with NGO Stree Mukti Sanghatana, the matrimonial website has launched a segment on their homepage that will calculate the amount of dowry a person deserves based on their education qualifications, salary, etc.
Shaadi Cares dowry calculator might look deceptive at first, it is actually a great tool to raise awareness.
Dowry calculator
Matrimonial website shaadi.com launched its dowry calculator on 29 April and since then more than 200,000 people have taken the quiz.
The tweet invites the user to find out how much dowry he, yes he, is worth. She can click too though on to a form where the options are not gender specific. Shaadi.com asks to record your age, profession, salary, education etc.
If you’ve ever wondered how much dowry you’re worth in the marriage market, ShaadiCares, the social initiative wing of Shaadi.com has a nifty dowry calculatorfor you. But if you care to actually fill out the details in the meticulously divided categories of age, profession, monthly salary, education and whether you own a car and a house, you may not really come to the figure you expect.
In India, a game with a name inspired by Angry Birdslets bridezillas chuck shoes, rolling pins and brooms at dowry-grubbing prospective grooms. When they’ve hit their target—in this case, a doctor, a pilot and an engineer—players earn rupees to put toward a (fictional) anti-dowry fund.
The game by online matchmaker shaadi.com – inspired by the hugely popular “Angry Birds” game – sees players attack prospective grooms greedy for dowry with a variety of weapons, from a brick-red stiletto to a broomstick.