National Girl Child Day, Women shared Feelings of being Unwanted

National Girl Child Day is celebrated in India on 24th January every year. A girl child is often stunted by paramount inequalities, patriarchal norms, and in some cases, devaluation on being compared with the opposite gender. To make conscious efforts to raise awareness on these issues is the primary motivation behind India’s National Girl Child Day celebrations. Started by the government of India and the Ministry of Women & Child Development in 2008, celebrations are focused on raising awareness on the problems that a girl child continues to face during her lifetime if she is allowed to take birth, from female feticide to child marriages and more.