Role of education in empowerment of Indian women
Women education plays a key role in the social and economic development of the country. Educating a woman uplifts her life as well as the quality of her life and her entire family. It is a fact that any educated woman will d efinitely support the education of her children especially a girl child and provide a bett er guidance to her children. An educated woman will easily imbibe an independent and progressive outlook in her children giving a better society and a better nation. More importan tly, an educated woman in a society will assist in reducing the infant mortality rate a nd control the blossoming of the population. Educating an Indian woman creates a vital opportuni ty for the social and economic development of India. An educated woman will yield a positive impact in the society by contributing positively to the economy o f both the country and the society.
This article examines which public programmes and which socio-economic development indicators have had an impact on contraceptive practices and fertility in a selected group of villages in Comilla district of Bangladesh. It finds that equitable even-handed development may be a good contraceptive but is not a realistic alternative to family planning effort....This research undertaken in 1985 replicates a similar knowledge attitudes and practice (KAP) type study undertaken in these same villages some 20 years earlier in 1967/68....Thus the two studies provide a unique look at demographic behavioural characteristics when these agricultural development programmes were in an early stage and then 20 years later. (EXCERPT)