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Despite high education among women, the rate of women's employment is very low in India. According to data compiled by the World Bank, the number of working women in India dropped from 24% to 18% between 2010 and 2020. Similarly, the India Discrimination Report 2022 released by Oxfam India states that women in India, despite possessing the same educational qualifications and work experience as men, will be discriminated against due to societal and employers' prejudices. Likewise, though India tops the world in producing female graduates in STEM, it ranks 19th in employing them. These numbers remain true across other fields as well. The wide gap between the number of women graduating every year and those entering the workspace is an issue of paramount importance that needs to be addressed. This article aims to critically analyse this challenge while looking at a possible way forward. India's present gender gap in terms of literacy is more than twice the 2016 global average and even higher than that for lower-middle-income countries. According to the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) data, in 2017-18, a total of 186 million women in India cannot even write a simple sentence in any language. This statistic is a call for attention, showcasing that India is far from achieving the fourth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)-'inclusive and equitable quality education' and 'lifelong learning opportunities for all'-by 2030.
Which of the following is the most appropriate title for this passage?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is: Concerns about women's education and employment.
Key Points
- Explanation: The passage highlights the challenges faced by women in India, specifically focusing on the low rate of women's employment despite high educational qualifications. It emphasizes the discrepancy between the number of women graduating and those entering the workforce, which is a significant concern about both women's education and employment in India. The title "Concerns about women's education and employment" appropriately captures the main theme of the passage.
- Why the other options are incorrect:
- New roles of women in society: While the passage discusses women's education and employment, it does not focus on new roles but on existing challenges and disparities. Hence, this option is not the best fit.
- Challenges in women's status in the home: The passage does not address women's status in the home but instead focuses on their education and employment in the workforce, making this option less relevant.
- Women's education: progress through the ages: The passage mentions the issue of education but emphasizes the contemporary challenges related to women's education and employment, making this option too general and not specific to the concerns raised in the passage.
- In summary, option 2 best reflects the focus of the passage on the challenges women face in terms of education and employment in India, while options 1, 3, and 4 either fail to address the specific focus of the passage or provide broader titles that are not as closely aligned with the core theme.
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