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Women education
The document discusses the historical and contemporary landscape of women's education in India, highlighting its evolution from ancient times through medieval periods and into modern India. It notes significant challenges such as societal norms, gender biases, and poverty that hinder female education, alongside government initiatives and NGOs aiming to improve enrollment and literacy rates. Current statistics reveal disparities between male and female literacy rates, with ongoing efforts to promote gender equity and access to education for girls.
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Women education
- 1. Women’s Education in India DhanyaLakshmi M.Ed Government College of Teacher Education , Kerala, India
- 3. Women Education inAncient India – In the Vedic period women had access to education. – Indian scriptures Rig Veda and Upanishads mention about several women sages and seers. – Women enjoyed equivalent position and rights in the early Vedic era. However, after 500 B.C, the position of women started to decline.
- 4. Women Education inMedieval India – The Islamic invasion played a vital role in restricting freedom and rights of the women. Women education in medieval India further deteriorated with the introduction of Purdah system . Different customs and conventions of diverse religions like Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity further deteriorated the state of women in the society. – Sati, child marriage etc
- 5. Women Education inColonial India – Women education in Colonial India witnessed an essential expansion. Various movements were launched to make women of the country literate. – Education in India in the early 19th century was largely distributed on the basis of caste system.
- 7. Women Education inModern India – After the independence of India, the government of India takes measures to provide education to all women of the country. – Literacy rate India in 2011 census was found to be 74.04%. Compared to the adult literacy rate here the youth literacy rate is about 9% higher. – Female literacy level is 65.46% where the male literacy rate is over 80%
- 8. Continue… – Female literacyrate in India then it is lower than the man literacy rate. – Kerala has the highest female literacy rate. – Bihar and Uttar Pradesh have low female literacy rate – wide gaps between the urban and rural populations
- 10. Factors Holding Womenfrom Going to School – Poor school environment for girls. – The lower enrolment – Dowry system – Early marriage – Priority to son’s education compared to daughter’s education – Poverty
- 12. Strategies for girlseducation – UNICEF – Making the classroom more child-centred and gender- sensitive – Recruiting and training teachers who are sensitive to gender and child rights, and paying them a regular, living wage – Eliminating gender bias from textbooks and learning materials
- 13. Continue.. – Enabling youngmothers to return to school – Providing alternative education for girls – Providing alternative education for overage children – Encouraging girls’ participation and activism for education. – Supplying safe water and latrines
- 14. Initiatives by Govtof India - Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP ) objectives of the scheme are- 1. Prevent gender biased se selective elimination 2. Ensure survival and protection of the girl child 3. Ensure education of the girl child
- 15. Continue.. – Contribution ofliteracy campaigns to female literacy- – Heightened social awareness- – Increased girls enrolment in primary, secondary and higher education - Gender equity
- 16. Continue .. The girlstar project 1. This is a series of films which documents stories of girls from the most disadvantaged communities. – The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyhan programme for universalisation of primary education and the Mahila Samakhya programme which has set up alternative learning centres for imparting education.
- 18. The inspiring projectsthat are changing girls’ education 1. Prerna High School – Lucknow – Children from slum areas 2. Shiksha Karmi Project – Rajastan - Adapting village schools to overcome rural challenges 3. Yuwa- was founded by Franz Gastler, a social worker, in Jharkhand
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