explain the different aspects of life in which women are discriminated or disadvantaged in india.suggest 2 measures to avoid this discrimination
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on basis of job women are discriminated or disadvantaged as high paid job are reserved for the men
in the political parties discriminated or disadvantaged women are not allowed to take part in politics
The history of female education in India is not much old. The recognition of female education as a social issue is quiet recent in India. As per the Census 2011, India accounts for 30% of the world’s total illiterate population and out of which 70% are women. Women constitute 48% of the total population in India, with a total literacy rate of 53.7% as compared to 75.3% in males. The literacy rate among rural women is 46.1% as compared to 72.9% among urban women; which is still lower than literacy rates among than rural and urban men which stands at 70.7% and 86.3% respectively. The workforce participation rate for females at the national level stands at 25.51% compared with 53.26% for males. In the rural sector, females have a workforce participation rate of 30.02% compared with 53.03% for males. In the urban sector, it is 15.44% for females and 53.76% for males.
State-wise data shows, Kerala achieved highest literacy for female with 92.1% rate among the non-special category state. Among the special category states Mizoram and Tripura achieved nearly 90% female literacy rate during the period 2001-11. In contrast states like Rajasthan (52.7%), Bihar (53.3%) and Jharkhand (56.2%) lagged far behind in achieving female literacy. The surprising fact is that the same states achieved higher literacy rate for male. Another important phenomenon which is observed is that the states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa that are famous for backwardness in gender development made much improvement in the female literacy during the period 2001-11.