Question

Mention different aspects of life in which women are discriminated or disadvantaged in India.

Answer 1

In India, women are discriminated and disadvantaged in the following ways:

• They are not provided adequate education. Thus, the literacy rate among women is just 54%.
• Most of the labour done by them is unpaid. Where they are paid for their work, they receive lesser wages than men.
• Due to the preference for the boy child, female foeticide is practiced in many parts of the country.