What have been the consequences of the political expression of gender division in free India?
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Political expression of gender division and Political mobilisation has helped improve women’s role in public life all over the world including India. However, despite some improvements since independence, ours is still a male-dominated society and women lag behind in all fields.
Literacy rate among women is only 54%.as compared with 76% among men.
Proportion of women among highly paid and valuable jobs is still very much.
Equal Wages Act provides that equal wages should be paid for equal work. However, in all areas from sports and cinema, factories to fields, women are paid less than men for the same amount of work.
In many parts of India, parents prefer to have sons and find ways to abort the girl child before she is born.