Research Brief Series

Every year, IIPS undertakes many research studies on a number of themes related to population and health at the state and national levels using its own resources. The 'Research Brief Series' is a new initiative by the Institute to provide an opportunity to the faculty, Ph.D. scholars and visiting fellows to quickly disseminate the important findings of their research studies before they are published as a research report or in a scientific journal.

Childlessness and its Consequences in India: Levels, Patterns and Differentials

Usha Ram

Inability to have children is a possibility for both men and women. Often the ill-effects of childlessness are far more severe for women than they are for men. In some societies childless women are considered inauspicious and subjected to social discrimination like restriction on participating in social events or celebrations.

February 2008
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