How do women face discrimination today?

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Women are marginalized and harassed at work.

The preference for a male child is over a female child.

They lack the authority to make decisions in their family.

All of the above

answer is D.

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Women face discrimination in being marginalised and harassed at work, Preference for a male child is over female child and lack the authority to make decisions in their family.
Even today, women face discrimination in the private and public spheres. In the public sphere, they are denied promotions or paid lesser salaries than their male colleagues. It is assumed that their domestic duties will reduce their productivity. In their private lives, they are denied the authority to make decisions for themselves or their family. Moreover, female foeticide is rampant in the country due to social pressures such as dowry upon a girl’s marriage, and so on.

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