claiming asylum here. now on bbc news, women in charge: is india changing? for so long, women in india have fought for equality at home and the right to be in charge of theirfamilies. it s my writ that runs in the house because i earn more money. ..the right to their own identities. now, women also have an identity. earlier, men were known by their names. now, women are identified as individuals too! ..to be given greater respect within the family. so family members and villagers that earlier thought of these women as weak now seek their counsel. as india marches on to be the world s most populous country, crawling behind is a mini revolution that s taking place within ourfamilies, where women have been pushed to the background. the women who dared to step outside their home were called characterless. now they are breaking out, helped by migration and education. almost two out of every ten families, that s an estimated 45 million families, are headed by women in india. the pr
now, women are identified as individuals too! ..to be given greater respect within the family. so family members and villagers that earlier thought of these women as weak now seek their counsel. as india marches on to be the world s most populous country, crawling behind is a mini revolution that s taking place within ourfamilies, where women have been pushed to the background. the women who dared to step outside their home were called characterless. now they are breaking out, helped by migration and education. almost two out of every ten families, that s an estimated 45 million families, are headed by women in india. the proportion of women who are more educated than their husbands has been really rising. and these women want their daughters to dream. i saw my mother change and i thought, i can also become like her. i ve been meeting some of the women who have now become the head of theirfamilies and asking what impact it will have on the 1.4 billion people that now live in
one is that the wife continues to live with her in laws, in which case is much more of a dependent on her in laws and older brothers in law and so on. but in cases where she s able to establish an independent household by herself, we see a real change in her ability to make decisions. her likelihood of taking care of some of the financial responsibilities, even sort of taking, managing and running the farm. that turned out to be the opportunity usha needed. with her husband living and working in another city, she moved out of her in laws home and found work with an ngo going house to house, collecting data on women and infants health. the first time i stepped out to work, i was very scared. how would i go everywhere on foot? who would i encounter on the way?
and in the coming hours, police say, he would crash into a construction barrier, then abandon the car and walk to his in-laws home, allegedly trying to force his way in, ramming the door with his shoulder. police responding to the scene and trying to apprehend sherman. but they say he was not cooperative. he tried to grab a gun from a deputy and was threatening suicide by cop. reporter: police saying they tried to use de-escalation tactics. at the point in time that the officers made physical contact with him, he resisted. an altercation occurred, and subsequently, a canine was deployed to assist in gaining compliance in taking him into custody. reporter: david, prosecutors say that sherman s father-in-law was so concerned he actually had a handgun at the ready and used bear mace on sherman, who has been prohibited from having any contact with his father-in-law. now, in releasing sherman on his own recognizance, the judge noting that sherman has no prior criminal record and is
and in the coming hours, police say, he would crash into a construction barrier, then abandon the car and walk to his in-laws home, allegedly trying to force his way in, ramming the door with his shoulder. police responding to the scene and trying to apprehend sherman. but they say he was not cooperative. he tried to grab a gun from a deputy and was threatening suicide by cop. reporter: police saying they tried to use de-escalation act ticks. at the point in time, officers made physical contact with him, he resisted. an altercation occurred, and subsequently, a canine was deployed to assist in gaining compliance and taking him into custody. reporter: david, prosecutors say that sherman s father-in-law was so concerned he actually had a handgun at the ready and used bear mace on sherman. now in releasing sherman on his own recognizance, the judge noting sherman has no prior criminal record and is a pillar of his community. matt, thank you. now to the growing concern over the