Women in Indo-Aryan Societies Aryan-Vaishnavism (Hinduism) is the most oppressive system on record in its suppression of women. From conception to death, woman had to suffer in uncountable ways (details after the basic section) :
* Child Marriage - Girls are to be married when 5 years old ! * Dowry - Vedas prescribe this pracitice * Bride-Burning - if the dowry is insufficient * No Property * Mass Wife-Burning (Jauhar) - Often 100s are burnt at a time. * Widow-Burning (Sati) - Sanctioned by the Vedas, Puranas, practiced by Krishna's wives, it still continues.
