International Journal of Reviews and Research in Social Sciences

Deepak Kumar ¹, Vandana Tyagi ², Ravi Rastogi ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Geography, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, IN
2 Department of Geography, S.D. (PG) College, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, IN
3 School of Computing Science and Engineering, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, IN

Abstract

This paper assesses women educational status in Nuh district of Haryana. Women education, in Nuh district of Haryana, has been a major problem of both the government and civil society as educated women can play a very important role in the development of the country and our society. Education is a milestone of women empowerment because it enables them to responds to the challenges, to confront their traditional role and change their life. The growth of women’s education, in Nuh district of Haryana, is increasing very slow and steady. This obviously means that still women who form one-half of the population of Nuh district of Haryana are illiterate, weak, backward and exploited. Education of women is the most powerful tool of change their position in society. Education also brings a reduction in inequalities and functions as a means of improving their status within the family. According to many programs, educational status of women is not also ameliorating.

Keywords

Women Education, Female Literacy Rate, Empowerment and Women Status.

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