Shivani works as a financial analyst in an MNC in Gurgaon. Chirpy, smart and a hard working woman, she comes across as just other 24-year-old. But there's more to her than meets the eye. She tries to hide her neck with her dupatta. On a closer look, you'll know why. Bruised and in pain, she still smiles like everything's okay.

The Report

It was jointly published by the United Nations World Population Fund (UNFPA) and Washington-based International Center for Research on Women and polled around 9,205 men, aged between 18 to 49, and 3,158 women from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra to understand their views on masculinity, partner violence and son preference, said a Reuters news report.

The Findings

1. As many as 93.6% men believed that a woman should obey her husband.

2. 76.9% of them thought if their partner does something wrong, they have the right to punish her.

3. A whooping 93% men felt that 'to be a man, you need to be tough' compared to 85% women.

4. 86.2% men believed that the most important role of a woman is to take care of the home and cook for her family, against 74% women who said the same.

5. Shockingly, 74.6% men and 65.1% women believed that if a woman does not physically fight back, it is not rape.