Women`S Empowerment and Gender Inequality in Education and Health Sector:- A Case Study of Pirchalk (A Cadastral) Chandrakona – 1, Chandrakona, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science

© 2015 by SSRG - IJHSS Journal

Volume 2 Issue 4

Year of Publication : 2015

Authors : Asad Ali Sarkar

10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V2I4P103

How to Cite?

Asad Ali Sarkar, "Women`S Empowerment and Gender Inequality in Education and Health Sector:- A Case Study of Pirchalk (A Cadastral) Chandrakona – 1, Chandrakona, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal," SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 2,  no. 4, pp. 15-21, 2015. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V2I4P103

Abstract:

Women`s empowerment and gender inequality are very inter-relate matter now a days and they are inversely related. So, if women empowerment is increased then gender inequality is decreased and vies - versa. Women`s empowerment and gender inequality are found various field of society viz. Economic contribution, education, governance, health sector and media contribution.This paper describes women`s empowerment and gender inequality in the field of education and health sector. It is a case study and was completed in a rural cadastral, Pirchalk belongs to Chandrakona-1 Development Block, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal.Various measurement techniques are used to so women`s empowerment and gender inequality in the field of education and health sector, these are – Adult Literacy Rate, Drop Out Ratio, Sex Ratio, Adolescent Fertility etc. Beside these various graph and chart are draw to fruitful the case study.

Keywords:

Women`S Empowerment , Gender Inequality

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