Description

Women's Education and Development analyses the contribution of women's education in India to various dimensions of development. The contribution of the scholars drawn from various disciplines, presents a rich and insightful analyses of women's educational issues from sociological, economic and political angles, and their relation to different facets of development in the labor market, inside the home and in the larger society. It includes discussion on comparisons between various states in India, and comparisons between India and a few selected countries in the East Asian region, aspects relating to literacy, school education, higher education and even professional technical education. Of considerable interest to all those who are interested in research and policy related issues on women's education.