Promoting Gender Equality through Education in India

Abstract

-In recent years, we continue to hear many rapes of children and women either in the house or at their work place. India approves a tougher new anti-rape law to punish sex crimes, including death for repeat rape offenders. Girls and women are attacked every day across the country, particularly young people, are sick of it. The students and public started to protest. The crime against women and children are not the main reason for protests, instead the pervasive gender inequality in India. But always the questions remains, how to improve the status of women and girl in India? All sectors of our society including students, academia, politician, public, civil and judiciary, the police and the government have to give voice against gender equality. Gender equality norms is fundamental thing in India for long term sustainable change in developing new systems, enforcement law, policy makers and bureaucrats. This chapter emphasis and highlights educational needs and gender equity. Keywords--Gender, Women, Education, Equity.