Tamilnadu, November 25, 2010:

On fall of International Day for the elimination of Violence against women this month, BharatMatrimony conducted a survey on the scenario of marriage and security among women across the country.

A week long survey which was conducted among both married and unmarried women revealed that 80% of the women believe that pre marriage counseling can help in minimizing cases of harassment after the marriage with over 5000 respondents. The survey which focused on whether marriage is making women secure illustrated that the married women feel more secured in life as well as at work place than the unmarried. In addition, they felt that marriage provided them the sense of security and a fence against work place harassments.

Further, 81% of participants agreed that education provides a sense of security and confidence which helps women to battle against different odds they face in everyday life. The survey further shows that, marriage in India is still looked at as a secured relationship which provides emotional security rather than financial security. Women’s outlook about marriage as undergone drastic change – they feel that financial security can not be achieved through marriage and further expressed that emotional connect is what they are looking at from marriage.

Interestingly, 48% of participants agree that reason for women not speaking about the harassment post marriage is because of social embarrassments while 28% felt that family pressure is the main reason for them to ignore or accept it. The survey shows a raise in women power as it found that women are now becoming more confident about opposing any kind of domestic violence.

Murugavel Janakiraman, Founder & CEO, Consim Info Pvt. Ltd said “Security for women is the top most issue that the nation has to address in this global scenario. Marriage is an integral part of Indian culture and this survey aim at recognizing what’s the image of women in the present scenario. “

About BharatMatrimony.com

BharatMatrimony.com world’s first & largest matrimonial website pioneered the concept of online matchmaking since 1997 and continues to be the indomitable leader in the matrimony space. The company has created a strong foothold in the matrimony category through its innovative features and technological advancements. Today, ‘matrimony’ as a word is synonymous with BharatMatrimony and it has become a place for people serious about seeking a life partner.

BharatMatrimony.com has earned the trust of more than 20 million members worldwide and has been recognized by Limca Book of Records, the Indian equivalent of Guinness Book of records, for record number of documented marriages online. The company has been profiled in NASSCOM’s Showcase of Innovation Book 2006 & 2007; the book showcases the top 100 IT innovators in our country.

BharatMatrimony pioneered and recently launched EliteMatrimony.com – an exclusive matrimony website for the super-rich, celebrities, royalty and the who’s who of society. For more information, log on to www.bharatmatrimony.com

Consim Info Pvt. Ltd (Formerly known as BharatMatrimony) has been recognized for the prestigious Deloitte award ‘Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2009’ & ‘fastest growing 50 technology companies in India’ in 2008. Also Consim recently bagged 2 awards with Red Herring – Red Herring Global 100 Award & Red Herring 100 Asia Award.