Latest items for MARR-PRACTICE-7
Jan. 16, 2024, 6:33 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
"The Abolition of Marital Power Act has enabled women to acquire property and have meaningful participation on joint property which was otherwise administered by their spouses without consent. Most importantly women can acquire their own place of residence on permanent basis and independent of the man" (37). This suggests that before this legal change, husbands controlled both property and residence, which may be indicative of a patrilineal system with patrilocal marriage (VMH - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
"The Abolition of Marital Power Act has enabled women to acquire property and have meaningful participation on joint property which was otherwise administered by their spouses without consent. Most importantly women can acquire their own place of residence on permanent basis and independent of the man" (37). This suggests that before this legal change, husbands controlled both property and residence, which may be indicative of a patrilineal system with patrilocal marriage (VMH - CODER COMMENT).
Sept. 30, 2023, 4 p.m.
Countries: Kazakhstan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
"While noting the importance attached to the family in the State party, the Committee notes with concern the following: (c) The prevalence of bride kidnapping, which leads to child and/or forced marriage, and the exemption from criminal liability under article 125 of the Criminal Code (on abduction) in cases of the voluntary release of the abductee; (d) The lack of data on the prevalence of polygamy, child and/or forced marriage and bride kidnapping" (p.16).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
"While noting the importance attached to the family in the State party, the Committee notes with concern the following: (c) The prevalence of bride kidnapping, which leads to child and/or forced marriage, and the exemption from criminal liability under article 125 of the Criminal Code (on abduction) in cases of the voluntary release of the abductee; (d) The lack of data on the prevalence of polygamy, child and/or forced marriage and bride kidnapping" (p.16).
Sept. 18, 2023, 2 a.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: LO-LAW-1, LO-DATA-3, MARR-PRACTICE-7, GP-DATA-1
"Traditional society in Bhutan, which lies in the Eastern Himalayas between China and India, is matriarchal, and Bhutanese women do not have to contend with any institutionalized forms of discrimination. Participation in local and national decision-making is accessible to all genders, with female involvement reaching as high as 70 percent at the grassroots level. Women account for nearly half of land owners, increasing to 60 percent in rural regions" (para 2).
Variables: LO-LAW-1, LO-DATA-3, MARR-PRACTICE-7, GP-DATA-1
"Traditional society in Bhutan, which lies in the Eastern Himalayas between China and India, is matriarchal, and Bhutanese women do not have to contend with any institutionalized forms of discrimination. Participation in local and national decision-making is accessible to all genders, with female involvement reaching as high as 70 percent at the grassroots level. Women account for nearly half of land owners, increasing to 60 percent in rural regions" (para 2).
Sept. 18, 2023, 2 a.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: LO-LAW-1, LO-DATA-3, MARR-PRACTICE-7, GP-DATA-1
"Traditional society in Bhutan, which lies in the Eastern Himalayas between China and India, is matriarchal, and Bhutanese women do not have to contend with any institutionalized forms of discrimination. Participation in local and national decision-making is accessible to all genders, with female involvement reaching as high as 70 percent at the grassroots level. Women account for nearly half of land owners, increasing to 60 percent in rural regions." (para.2).
Variables: LO-LAW-1, LO-DATA-3, MARR-PRACTICE-7, GP-DATA-1
"Traditional society in Bhutan, which lies in the Eastern Himalayas between China and India, is matriarchal, and Bhutanese women do not have to contend with any institutionalized forms of discrimination. Participation in local and national decision-making is accessible to all genders, with female involvement reaching as high as 70 percent at the grassroots level. Women account for nearly half of land owners, increasing to 60 percent in rural regions." (para.2).
Sept. 18, 2023, 12:36 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1, MARR-PRACTICE-7, DSFMF-PRACTICE-3
"Panchayats are often a profoundly regressive force in rural India, acting as kangaroo courts. They have ordered so-called honour killings of couples who have defied tradition by marrying into a different caste or faith or ordered brutal punishments for couples suspected of adultery" (para.10).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1, MARR-PRACTICE-7, DSFMF-PRACTICE-3
"Panchayats are often a profoundly regressive force in rural India, acting as kangaroo courts. They have ordered so-called honour killings of couples who have defied tradition by marrying into a different caste or faith or ordered brutal punishments for couples suspected of adultery" (para.10).
Sept. 6, 2023, 5:32 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
"[Teacher Gunjan Tiwari's] father regularly scours the matrimonial columns of newspapers and has sounded out relatives to keep their eyes and ears open and let him know if they spot a suitable match. He has joined a WhatsApp group with more than 2,000 members of his caste where families such as theirs share resumes of their children" (para 34). Because the WhatsApp group is confined to members of the caste to which the Tiwari family belongs, it appears likely that marriages are frequently between individuals of a particular caste (AMC - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
"[Teacher Gunjan Tiwari's] father regularly scours the matrimonial columns of newspapers and has sounded out relatives to keep their eyes and ears open and let him know if they spot a suitable match. He has joined a WhatsApp group with more than 2,000 members of his caste where families such as theirs share resumes of their children" (para 34). Because the WhatsApp group is confined to members of the caste to which the Tiwari family belongs, it appears likely that marriages are frequently between individuals of a particular caste (AMC - CODER COMMENT).
Aug. 8, 2023, 12:20 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
"Indeed, according to article 152 of the Family Code, the status of head of family and power over the household and children belongs to the husband. According to article 277: 'In a marriage, parental authority is exercised by the father as head of the family'. It also states that choice of residence for the household belongs to the husband, the wife being obliged to live there with him (article 153)...According to article 375, the husband has the primary responsibility for supporting the household." (24). "With respect to matrimonial property, if the dowry system is applied pursuant to article 385, property given to the woman at the time of her marriage...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
"Indeed, according to article 152 of the Family Code, the status of head of family and power over the household and children belongs to the husband. According to article 277: 'In a marriage, parental authority is exercised by the father as head of the family'. It also states that choice of residence for the household belongs to the husband, the wife being obliged to live there with him (article 153)...According to article 375, the husband has the primary responsibility for supporting the household." (24). "With respect to matrimonial property, if the dowry system is applied pursuant to article 385, property given to the woman at the time of her marriage...more
May 19, 2023, 2:31 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7, WR-PRACTICE-1, IW-PRACTICE-1
"In Becheve, once a lady is sold out for money marriage, her family considers her dead and under no circumstance is she to return to them. Even if she ends up being maltreated by the new husband, there is no way she can return to her parents. In worse cases where the husband dies, the money wife is then given to the late husband’s next of kin as a wife. However, if the money wife dies without bearing children, her parents would have to bring a replacement" (Para.15-16).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7, WR-PRACTICE-1, IW-PRACTICE-1
"In Becheve, once a lady is sold out for money marriage, her family considers her dead and under no circumstance is she to return to them. Even if she ends up being maltreated by the new husband, there is no way she can return to her parents. In worse cases where the husband dies, the money wife is then given to the late husband’s next of kin as a wife. However, if the money wife dies without bearing children, her parents would have to bring a replacement" (Para.15-16).
April 28, 2023, 9:47 p.m.
Countries: Tanzania
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
"[I]n Tanzania, once they are married, women still have less control over their lives than married men do" (11).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
"[I]n Tanzania, once they are married, women still have less control over their lives than married men do" (11).
Feb. 27, 2023, 1:02 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
"After trying for over a year to persuade more South Korean women to have babies, Chung Hyun-back says one reason stands out for her failure: 'Our patriarchal culture.' Ms. Chung, who was tasked by the previous government with reversing the country’s plummeting birthrate, knows firsthand how tough it is to be a woman in South Korea. She chose her career over nuptials and children. Like her, millions of young women have been collectively spurning motherhood in a so-called birth strike." (para 1).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
"After trying for over a year to persuade more South Korean women to have babies, Chung Hyun-back says one reason stands out for her failure: 'Our patriarchal culture.' Ms. Chung, who was tasked by the previous government with reversing the country’s plummeting birthrate, knows firsthand how tough it is to be a woman in South Korea. She chose her career over nuptials and children. Like her, millions of young women have been collectively spurning motherhood in a so-called birth strike." (para 1).
Feb. 18, 2023, 10:31 a.m.
Countries: Philippines
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
"Anna feared she would be judged for becoming pregnant, says her younger sister Carla*. There were few people the 20-year old could turn to. Her relationship with her partner, the father of her first child, had broken down, and she had been asked to leave his parents’ home. Her parents were convicted of drug offences and have been in prison since she was 10" (Para.3)
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
"Anna feared she would be judged for becoming pregnant, says her younger sister Carla*. There were few people the 20-year old could turn to. Her relationship with her partner, the father of her first child, had broken down, and she had been asked to leave his parents’ home. Her parents were convicted of drug offences and have been in prison since she was 10" (Para.3)
Jan. 6, 2022, 12:09 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
"In Somalia, a woman that gets married will not live with the husband's family nor will the husband live with the wife's family. No matter the level of income, they will find a new home. There are cases where the mother in law or father in law might stay with the couple depending on the health of that parent, which is usually the last resort. This is true for both rural and urban areas. Parents usually stay with the daughter and not the son" (1).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
"In Somalia, a woman that gets married will not live with the husband's family nor will the husband live with the wife's family. No matter the level of income, they will find a new home. There are cases where the mother in law or father in law might stay with the couple depending on the health of that parent, which is usually the last resort. This is true for both rural and urban areas. Parents usually stay with the daughter and not the son" (1).
Dec. 17, 2021, 6:27 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
"[A]n HIV-positive woman was thrown out of her in-laws’ home after the death of her husband" (25).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
"[A]n HIV-positive woman was thrown out of her in-laws’ home after the death of her husband" (25).
July 1, 2021, 2:59 p.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
"'I now live with my 19-year-old husband and in-laws'" (para 30).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
"'I now live with my 19-year-old husband and in-laws'" (para 30).
May 15, 2021, 7:08 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: CWC-DATA-2, MARR-PRACTICE-7, DV-DATA-1
"A woman who moves to her husband’s rural family home is especially vulnerable, Ms Li finds. Typically she would need to seek divorce in her husband’s local court. Often his relatives and neighbours, as well as police officers, decline to testify against a person they see as one of their own. Partly as a result, restraining orders against violent husbands remain vanishingly rare" (para 6).
Variables: CWC-DATA-2, MARR-PRACTICE-7, DV-DATA-1
"A woman who moves to her husband’s rural family home is especially vulnerable, Ms Li finds. Typically she would need to seek divorce in her husband’s local court. Often his relatives and neighbours, as well as police officers, decline to testify against a person they see as one of their own. Partly as a result, restraining orders against violent husbands remain vanishingly rare" (para 6).
Feb. 18, 2021, 6:18 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
“These offences against women and girls are a part of the story, but the full story starts with a girl not being as welcome as a boy, from birth. When sweets are distributed at the birth of a boy, not of a girl. When the boy child is nourished more than the girl, when a girl's movements are restricted and her freedoms and choices are curtailed, when she is sent as a domestic slave to her husband's home… If a girl is accorded no value, if a girl is worth less than a boy, then it stands to reason there will be men who believe they can do what they...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
“These offences against women and girls are a part of the story, but the full story starts with a girl not being as welcome as a boy, from birth. When sweets are distributed at the birth of a boy, not of a girl. When the boy child is nourished more than the girl, when a girl's movements are restricted and her freedoms and choices are curtailed, when she is sent as a domestic slave to her husband's home… If a girl is accorded no value, if a girl is worth less than a boy, then it stands to reason there will be men who believe they can do what they...more
Dec. 20, 2020, 6:53 p.m.
Countries: Bahrain
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
"Married women have to reside in the matrimonial home chosen by their spouse. Under Sharia law, women should not be forced to reside with their spouse's family, or in the case of a polygamous marriage, with other wives" (4).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
"Married women have to reside in the matrimonial home chosen by their spouse. Under Sharia law, women should not be forced to reside with their spouse's family, or in the case of a polygamous marriage, with other wives" (4).
Nov. 18, 2020, 3:11 p.m.
Countries: Oman
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5, MARR-PRACTICE-7, AOM-PRACTICE-1, ATFPA-LAW-1, PW-LAW-1
"The Committee is concerned that, despite efforts such as the Royal Decree No. 55/2010 to prevent the practice of dowry from limiting women’s rights to choose their husbands freely, this custom continues to negatively impact on the rights of women. In this context it is also concerned about the fact that the man is considered the head of the family and married women cannot freely choose their place of residence according to the Personal Status Code. Furthermore the Committee is concerned at reports that, despite the legal prohibition, marriage of girls under the age of 18 is still widely practised and accepted by Omani custom. The Committee is also concerned...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5, MARR-PRACTICE-7, AOM-PRACTICE-1, ATFPA-LAW-1, PW-LAW-1
"The Committee is concerned that, despite efforts such as the Royal Decree No. 55/2010 to prevent the practice of dowry from limiting women’s rights to choose their husbands freely, this custom continues to negatively impact on the rights of women. In this context it is also concerned about the fact that the man is considered the head of the family and married women cannot freely choose their place of residence according to the Personal Status Code. Furthermore the Committee is concerned at reports that, despite the legal prohibition, marriage of girls under the age of 18 is still widely practised and accepted by Omani custom. The Committee is also concerned...more
Oct. 16, 2020, 1:16 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7, AOM-PRACTICE-1
“At age 13, [Huda Shaarawi, a pioneer of feminism in Egypt] was married off to her cousin” (Para 5).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7, AOM-PRACTICE-1
“At age 13, [Huda Shaarawi, a pioneer of feminism in Egypt] was married off to her cousin” (Para 5).
Aug. 26, 2020, 2:33 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
“[Mrs Akhter said,] 'There are some women who are married in Islamic ceremonies who believe they are married not only in the eyes of their communities but also under the law. There are others who participate in Islamic ceremonies relying on their husband's promise that there will be a civil registration afterwards which then never materialises'… Mrs Akhter…also wanted a civil ceremony but claimed her husband refused when they lived together in Pinner, Middlesex” (para 9, 13) The quote implies that many Islamic marriages in the UK are patriarchal because the husband is deciding whether or not the couple legally registers their marriage (MLB-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
“[Mrs Akhter said,] 'There are some women who are married in Islamic ceremonies who believe they are married not only in the eyes of their communities but also under the law. There are others who participate in Islamic ceremonies relying on their husband's promise that there will be a civil registration afterwards which then never materialises'… Mrs Akhter…also wanted a civil ceremony but claimed her husband refused when they lived together in Pinner, Middlesex” (para 9, 13) The quote implies that many Islamic marriages in the UK are patriarchal because the husband is deciding whether or not the couple legally registers their marriage (MLB-CODER COMMENT).
Aug. 26, 2020, 1:29 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: LO-LAW-1, LO-DATA-1, MARR-PRACTICE-7, MARR-LAW-3
“My name is Julienne Lusenge and I’m an activist for women’s rights in the DRC…[The] Family Code says that a married woman is basically a minor. At the age of 55 today I can’t own any property. I can’t own a house, I can’t even own a dog or a car. First I have to ask my husband for permission. He can then sign to say, yes she has bought it. So we’re working to get rid of all that from our Family Code” (para 2, 12).
Variables: LO-LAW-1, LO-DATA-1, MARR-PRACTICE-7, MARR-LAW-3
“My name is Julienne Lusenge and I’m an activist for women’s rights in the DRC…[The] Family Code says that a married woman is basically a minor. At the age of 55 today I can’t own any property. I can’t own a house, I can’t even own a dog or a car. First I have to ask my husband for permission. He can then sign to say, yes she has bought it. So we’re working to get rid of all that from our Family Code” (para 2, 12).
Aug. 11, 2020, 7:11 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
“A heady mix of culture, tradition and empty belief culminate in a demand for the male child, for a girl is not a preferred choice. If anything, a girl is perceived as a liability for many, many families in India, while a boy is seen as an asset. To families that are ridden by poverty and schooled in a warped cultural ideology, a girl is perceived as an extra mouth to feed and an economic burden since she cannot work as a male child can, and since her marriage would demand the payment of a dowry. This drives many families to avoid the girl child at any cost: right from...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
“A heady mix of culture, tradition and empty belief culminate in a demand for the male child, for a girl is not a preferred choice. If anything, a girl is perceived as a liability for many, many families in India, while a boy is seen as an asset. To families that are ridden by poverty and schooled in a warped cultural ideology, a girl is perceived as an extra mouth to feed and an economic burden since she cannot work as a male child can, and since her marriage would demand the payment of a dowry. This drives many families to avoid the girl child at any cost: right from...more
June 22, 2020, 7:56 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
"Women subject to this system of social control are married, often early, into households headed by their husband’s fathers; are subordinate to all men and the more senior women of the household" (pg 2).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
"Women subject to this system of social control are married, often early, into households headed by their husband’s fathers; are subordinate to all men and the more senior women of the household" (pg 2).
June 14, 2020, 8:43 a.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7, MARR-PRACTICE-8
"All this is too late for Mehnaz, who was married at 13 to her cousin in their tiny village" (para 19).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7, MARR-PRACTICE-8
"All this is too late for Mehnaz, who was married at 13 to her cousin in their tiny village" (para 19).
Jan. 30, 2020, 1:05 p.m.
Countries: Yemen
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
"Any citizen who wishes to marry a foreigner must obtain the permission of the Ministry of Interior (see section 1.f.). A woman wishing to marry a foreigner must present proof of her parents’ approval. A foreign woman who wishes to marry a male citizen must prove to the ministry that she is 'of good conduct and behavior.'" (30).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
"Any citizen who wishes to marry a foreigner must obtain the permission of the Ministry of Interior (see section 1.f.). A woman wishing to marry a foreigner must present proof of her parents’ approval. A foreign woman who wishes to marry a male citizen must prove to the ministry that she is 'of good conduct and behavior.'" (30).
Dec. 31, 2019, 4:08 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7, ATDW-LAW-1
"Likewise, the amended law clarifies that both male and female household members enjoy equal rights to the household’s land. In China, where it is customary for a newlywed woman to move into her husband’s village, women are often at risk of being denied their rightful share of land in their new household. The equal rights amendment guarantees women an equal share of their household land, and ensures they will retain those rights in the event of divorce" (para. 6).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7, ATDW-LAW-1
"Likewise, the amended law clarifies that both male and female household members enjoy equal rights to the household’s land. In China, where it is customary for a newlywed woman to move into her husband’s village, women are often at risk of being denied their rightful share of land in their new household. The equal rights amendment guarantees women an equal share of their household land, and ensures they will retain those rights in the event of divorce" (para. 6).
Oct. 22, 2019, 1:55 p.m.
Countries: Equatorial Guinea
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7, MARR-PRACTICE-8, WR-PRACTICE-1, PW-PRACTICE-3
"Although not widespread, levirate marriage, the practice by which a man is required to marry his brother’s widow, occurred" (20).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7, MARR-PRACTICE-8, WR-PRACTICE-1, PW-PRACTICE-3
"Although not widespread, levirate marriage, the practice by which a man is required to marry his brother’s widow, occurred" (20).
Sept. 5, 2019, 1:56 p.m.
Countries: Congo
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
"The law dictates that in the absence of an agreement between spouses, men shall choose the residence of the family" (24).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
"The law dictates that in the absence of an agreement between spouses, men shall choose the residence of the family" (24).
Aug. 6, 2019, 8:14 a.m.
Countries: Comoros
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
"Local cultures are traditionally matrilineal, and all inheritable property is in the legal possession of women" (page 9).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
"Local cultures are traditionally matrilineal, and all inheritable property is in the legal possession of women" (page 9).
May 25, 2019, 3:39 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
"Once married, a bride immediately moves into her husband’s household, where hostility and physical and emotional abuse from the husband, his other wives, or his family are common" (Pg 22).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7
"Once married, a bride immediately moves into her husband’s household, where hostility and physical and emotional abuse from the husband, his other wives, or his family are common" (Pg 22).