Gender Discrimination in Terms of Nutritional Status of School Children: A Study from Haryana
Asian Resonance (P: ISSN No. 0976-8602 RNI No.UPENG/2012/42622 VOL.-IV, ISSUE-II, April-2015 E: ISSN No. 2349-9443 ) Abstract Varsha Rani Assistanr Professor, Deptt. of Foods & Nutrition, COHS, CCS, Haryana Agriculture University, Hisar Ritu Research Scholar, Deptt. of HEECM, COHS, CCS, Haryana Agriculture University, Hisar N. Khetarpaul Professor, Deptt. of Foods & Nutrition, COHS, CCS, Haryana Agriculture University, Hisar The one of the millennium development goals is to achieve gender. Gender inequality is one of the major problems faced by the human society. It refers to unequal and biased treatment towards female. The present study was aimed to analyses the gender discrimination in terms of nutritional status of children assessed through anthropometric, nutrient intake and biochemical indicators. Data was collected from two villages of Hisar district i.e. Mangali from Hisar-1 block and Dhiktana from Barwala block of Hisar District, Haryana. Tot...