(Article) Education for women: A critical Analysis by VVR IAS

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Education for women: A critical Analysis

Education is considered as one of the most important driving force for the progress and the development of any nation. And not only men but women also have to play an equal and significant role in the overall development of the country. Therefore it is highly desirable that equal opportunities of education must be provided to both men and women. A report by the World Bank says that educating women does not come under charity, rather it comes under good economics and in order to eradicate poverty,countries must educate their women.

Indian Context

Although India has the potential of becoming one of the greatest economies in the world, but when it comes of women education, it represents a contrasting picture. Despite all the sincere efforts made by the government,the pace of women education is not at all satisfactory, specially in the rural areas. As per the census of India 2011, an increase in the pace of female literacy in the rural areas has been noticed (from 46.13% in 2001 to 58.75% in 2011) but,still rural women are facing lot of inequalities in terms of educational opportunities as compared to those of men. While the literacy rate of men is 82.14%, the female literacy rate is 65.46%, i.e, a gap of 16.95 between male & female literacy rate.

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By: VVR IAS

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