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- Title
MEASUREMENT OF GENDER EQUITY IN EDUCATION: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF GENERAL CATEGORY AND SC/ST CATEGORY.
- Authors
Sri, P. Praveena; Dheeraja, C.; Krishnaveni, M.
- Abstract
The Indian educational system is one of the largest and oldest in the world. It caters to the needs of more than 1,028 million people. Education is the most important function of state and local governments. It is essential for the performance of our public responsibilities. In spite of the serious efforts made by the government, gender gap still exists in the ratio of enrolment of boys and girls. In this context, the paper tries to draw attention to the gender gap at global level. It also examines the underlying reasons for low level of education among women. The paper also offers a comparative analysis of primary, middle and higher education in case of general category and for SC/ST category through calculation of Gender Gaps, Gender Disparity Index and Gender Parity Index over a period of years.
- Subjects
INDIA; GENDER; EQUALITY; EDUCATION; BASIC education
- Publication
ICFAI Journal of Public Administration, 2008, Vol 4, Issue 2, p28
- ISSN
0973-225X
- Publication type
Article