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Jarjum Ete (born 1963) is currently the Chairperson of the Arunachal Pradesh State Commission on Women. She was born in Arunchal Pradesh and is a member of the Galo tribe there where women are often seen as inferior. Jarjum attended Itanagar college and received her Masters in English Literature.

Jarjum is an activist who fights for the participation of women in panchayats. She has also been vocal about unfair marriage practices, a common event in the Galo tribe as she worked with the Arunachal Pradesh Women's Welfare Society (APWWS) to present a charter that contained demands on proper marriage treatment. She has published literature on this topic as well.

Jarjum has also participated in issues concerning protected land areas in India. She has authored a response to "Protecting India's Protected Areas", pointing out potential flaws in the interpretation of the Forest Rights Act.

http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/23018598.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3A66a4f9e0a46382c7aee303a7587c8bb3

http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/115153C3B17E0758?p=AWNB

http://www.epw.in/journal/2013/52/letters/child-marriage.html

https://books.google.com/books?id=YwvaaHI8sjEC&pg=PA148&lpg=PA148&dq=jarjum+ete+child+marriage&source=bl&ots=Krfh11AWAb&sig=8D0Ig26-aU_l_aPiStce_vRlEkM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjk9aW95djZAhUREqwKHfzvAvgQ6AEIRzAH#v=onepage&q=jarjum%20ete%20child%20marriage&f=false