Question

Name the important social indicator used to measure the extent of equality between males and females in a society at a given time?

Answer 1

Literacy gap b/w male and female is a social indicator

Sex ratio is the difference between the birth rate of male and female

Answer 2

Two social indicators which helps in measuring equality between males and females in society in a given time include :

• Sex ratio which which implies number of females per 100 males in a population.
• Occupational structure is also indicates the equality among males and females.