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(i) Literacy Rate The literacy rate among women is only as compared to
among men. Similarly, a smaller proportion of girl students go for higher
studies because parents prefer to spend their resources for their boys'
education than spending equally on their daughters.
(ii) Unpaid Work The proportion of women among the highly
paid and valued jobs is still very small. Though on an average, Indian women
work one hour more than men everyday, most of them are not paid equally and
therefore, their work is often not valued.
(iii) Sex Ratio In many parts of India, parents prefer to
have sons and find ways to have the girl child aborted before she is born. This
has led to a decline in the child sex ratio (the number of girl children per
thousand boys) in the country to merely 943. (2011 Census)
(iv) Domestic Violence There are reports of various kinds
of harassment, exploitation and violence against women. Both urban as well as
rural areas have become unsafe for women. They are not safe even within their
own homes from beating and other forms of domestic violence.
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