Violence Against Girls in Colleges of Mizoram

Abstract

Despite numerous awareness-raising programs and policies in Mizoram, a state in northeast India, girls in colleges are regularly converted into victims of annoying actions from male stakeholders. This article highlights the causes and types of violence experienced by girls in the colleges of Mizoram. Further, it highlights the effect of violence on their education. The mixed-mode method was used to examine the flora and fauna of violence, and the activities accepted by distinct colleges and the government to reduce the occurrence of violence. The data were collected from respondents comprising 727 students (496 from Arts and 231 from Science), 176 parents, and 131 teachers by using the simple random sampling method. The collected data from various sources were triangulated and analyzed. Most of the stakeholders stated that youth fashion, hostile family environment, exam pressure, peer group, girls' disabilities, drug and alcohol influence, and computer gadgets are the causes of violence against girls in Mizoram. The project provided several recommendations for the government and stakeholders regarding how to deal with the challenges of violence in colleges.