The sound reproductive health is important for women’s general health and wellbeing. Moreover, only a healthy woman can give birth to a healthy child, create and maintain a healthy family and bring in societal prosperity. However, women around the world are suffering from poor reproductive health and reproductive rights violations. The thorough analysis of the poor status of women reveals its relation to various wrongful gender stereotyping. The present conceptual research intends to review various incorrect aspects in gender stereotyping of Indian women and how these stereotyping acts as a stumbling block in improving women’s reproductive health status. This study is an attempt to understand the low level of reproductive health among Indian women to harmful or wrongful gender stereotyping.

Keywords: Gender Stereotyping, Reproductive Health, Women.