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According to UNESCO, India's girls' education saw significant progress- enrollment rates rose from 48% (2007) to 74% (2019), dropout rates declined from 53.9% (2009) to 17.3% (2019) and gender parity index improved from 0.85 (2012) to 0.94 (2019).Promoting girls' education in India faces both challeRead more
According to UNESCO, India’s girls’ education saw significant progress- enrollment rates rose from 48% (2007) to 74% (2019), dropout rates declined from 53.9% (2009) to 17.3% (2019) and gender parity index improved from 0.85 (2012) to 0.94 (2019).Promoting girls’ education in India faces both challenges and opportunities.
Challenges –
- Social and cultural barriers including patriarchal norms, early marriages and gender bias, restrict girls access to education and empowerment.
- Poverty and economic constraints force families to prioritize boys education, sacrificing girls schooling due to limited financial resources.
- Rural and remote areas lack nearby schools, adequate infrastructure and resources, hindering girls access to quality education and opportunities.
- Harassment, violence and abduction risks en route to or within schools deter girls education, fueling dropout rates and anxiety.
- Limited female teachers and role models discourage girls, perpetuating gender stereotypes and diminishing aspirations, self identity and educational motivation significantly.
- Gender biased curriculum and teaching materials perpetuate harmful stereotypes, limiting girls potential, reinforcing patriarchal norms and undermining self esteem and empowerment.
Initiatives –
- Government initiatives like Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, SSA and RTE Act boost girls education accessibility nationwide.
- Rising enrollment rates (74% in 2019) demonstrate progress, paving way for future generations empowerment and growth.
- Digital education bridges accessibility gaps, offering girls online resources, e learning platforms and skill building opportunities nationwide.
- Community engagement and awareness campaigns mobilize support, challenging norms and fostering inclusive education environments.
- Scholarships, stipends and incentives motivate girls offsetting costs and encouraging continued education participation and success.
- Empowered women leaders serve as inspirational role models, mentoring and advocating for girls education rights.
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In India, reservation is a caste-based affirmative action policy. In layman's terms, it is the practice of reserving seats in government jobs and educational institutions, for specific groups of people. The system was established to elevate the highly neglected and deprived backward castes ( unpriviRead more
In India, reservation is a caste-based affirmative action policy. In layman’s terms, it is the practice of reserving seats in government jobs and educational institutions, for specific groups of people. The system was established to elevate the highly neglected and deprived backward castes ( unprivileged) to the same level as the upper castes.
Although the system boosts the self-esteem of people from different unprivileged groups and gives them a chance to showcase their talent, people from the general category have to take a back seat and watch their dreams get crushed.
In today’s society, even an above-average individual from a general category has very little chance of getting into a good government university because of all the reservations for the minor groups. No matter how skilled or talented an individual is, there is always a chance of him losing his seat to an undeserving candidate. This outlook can sometimes lead to self-doubts about one’s accomplishments, particularly for those who do not benefit from reservations and believe they must compete on a different level.
Therefore, to achieve true equality of opportunity, systemic inequalities must be addressed, which may necessitate policies such as reservations to ensure fair treatment.
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