Gender Based Inequality and Use of Oral Health Care Services in Bangalore City

Abstract

Gender equality and women empowerment is recognized globally and is the key in achieving the overall development of the nation, state or region [1,2]. India stands at 53rd in gender gap ranking out of 58 countries of The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and globally it ranked 129th in gender inequality index [3,4]. Though Bangalore has the lowest sex ratio of 905/1000 males, the increase in domestic violence (8839 cases in 2009) and dowry cases (200 cases) every year indicates that status of women in Bangalore is still marginalized.