CHANGING STATUS OF WOMENIN THE SOCIETY: SURVEY ON EDUCATION AND HEALTH OF WOMEN IN SLUM AREA:JARI-MARI,

KURLA

Submitted to

NATIONAL LEVEL STUDENT’S CONFERENCE

ON

‘CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL ISSUES’

BY

SHAH AAFREEN MOHAMMED AMIN

(MA-ECONOMICS PART-2 STUDENT)

OF

SK SOMAIYA DEGREE COLLEGE OF ARTS, SCIENCE AND COMMERCE

FEB 9th AND 10th, 2016.

ORGANIZED BY

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY

AND

SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION

S.K. SOMAIYA COLLEGE OF

ARTS, SCIENCE, AND COMMERCE.

CHANGING STATUS OF WOMEN IN THE SOCIETY: SURVEY ON EDUCATION AND HEALTH OF WOMEN IN SLUM AREA:JARI-MARI,

KURLA

ABSTRACT

In the study research student have focused on an issues related to health and education of women’s in slum area: Jari mari (kurla), Jari Mari is a slum area adjacent to Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shiva international airport and popular for scrapers and textile industries, As

education and health both are vital for the social development and empowerment of a women, in this paper the research student have made an attempt to know the level of literacy spread

among the women and issues related to their physical and mental health conditions.

In this paper the research student have taken the dimensions of social development such as

level of literacy spread among the women’s, issues related to their physical and mental health conditions, marital status, employment status, income level, number of childrens they have,

their awareness about the exercise and yoga, duration of their medical checkups, cases of domestic voilence, MAHILA MANDAL legal cell, number of private and municipal schools

and hospitals in area, the initiatives of government and NGO’s for the upliftment of women’s in jari mari.

Research student have studied and analysed the quality of life that the women’s live in jarimari, The NGO’s working in this area are “JAGRUTI KENDRA MAHILA MANDAL”

which is working from last 25 years for the empowerment of all marginalised groups within a sustainable environment irrespective of caste, creed, gender, culture and age, the second is

“SAHYOG” which is an initiative of Chehak Trust, It was Started in the year 2000 for educating girl child and bringing up a social change, the discussion with the director of jagruti Kendra SISTER SEEMA is also done to gain the clear knowledge about the current

and future anticipated conditions of women’s in this area.

As the literacy levels are improving in India but still the major proportions of women's in slum areas are illiterate, there is the urgent need to sensitize the area for their educational

development and improving health conditions and allowing them to participate in the development process, in this research the research student have also attempted to know the measures to spread the awareness about education and promoting health campaigns at

individual and group level.

KEYWORDS:

Jari mari, Slum area, Women, Education, domestic violence, Health, Employment, Women empowerment.

OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

To study the quality of life of women,

To find the spread of literacy levels among the women,

To study the health and employment status of the women,

To find the level of services of the municipal schools and hospitals,

To study the workings of NGO’S for the upliftment of women,

To study the workings of government for the upliftment of women.

LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY

The questionnaire method has been used so no accurate data from the respondent,

The sample size is 100 and the area is vast,

Maximum number of respondents are illiterate,

Maximum number of respondents not aware about the area as they are migrated.

METHODOLOGY

The details regarding the education and health of women is collected through the primary as

well as secondary data, the entire time required for collecting and interpreting the data is 15

days, the survey was conducted on 24th January and 25th January, the discussion with the

director of NGO was done on 30th January.

PRIMARY DATA: Questionnaire method of collecting the primary data is used for the

survey, a sequence of questions are framed to derive the data on education and health of

women's in jari mari area, questionnaire was printed on paper sheets and face to face

interaction was done with the ladies in the research area and the discussion was done

regarding the health and education issues of women’s in jari mari with sister Seema the

director of “JAGRUTI KENDRA MAHILA MANDAL” to obtain the details regarding their

work and experience on working as a NGO and promoting education and health of women

from last 25 years in this area.

SECONDARY DATA: Internet has been used as a source of collecting secondary data on

the work of NGO “SAHYOG” and issues regarding health and education of women’s in

MAHARASHTRA as well as in INDIA.

SAMPLE SIZE: 100 WOMEN'S ABOVE THE AGE OF 21.

AREA COVERAGE: Plastic wala chawl and Muslim society of jari mari.

INTRODUCTION

IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION AND CRITICAL ISSUES:

Women are becoming not only a significant unit of the

society but also influencing the course of social change in society, Women’s education in India plays an very important role in the social and economic development of the country, more

importantly an educated woman in a society like India will assist in reducing the infant mortality rate and control the blossoming of the population.

Education for women plays an important role in women empowerment, an empowered

women has freedom of movement and expression on a par with men, an empowered women is aware that her health is related to the number of children’s she has, she respects the dignity of womanhood and appreciates daughters in the same way, along with education the health of

women is also important for the development of healthy society as she plays multiples of role in development of a society as a mother, a teacher, a doctor, a daughter, a wife etc, a

good health of women in a nation is its biggest wealth, Women's health is affected not just by their biology but also by their social conditions, such as poverty, employment, and family responsibilities.

The time has gone when the priorities for education and employment was given only to the

men and the women was ignored in the society, the women's around the world has reached up to the sky they are not less than the males in any field whether it is science, sports, business

or social work which are all possible due to the light of education. Education is not preparation for life education is itself a life, If a person lacks education he lacks the tool of earning for its survival, education is a wealth which makes the life worthful, Education

doesn’t means just to read and write but also higher level of understanding towards the daily personal and professional life issues, as India is the countries that has the maximum youth

population. However, it is also known for the lack of awareness about the need of education for women.in India the literacy rate is very low in comparison to other developing countries and when we talk about the women education in India the chart becomes worst.

REASONS FOR ILLITERACY:

There many reasons why the women literacy rate is less in India some of the reasons are

dowry, child marriage, caste system, Parda system for girls, myths about education. People in the rural area mostly believe that girl is a ‘paraya dhan’ henceforth there is no point investing in her, many also think that since they have to save for her dowry they should not

waste the money on her education. Another view to this situation is that the girl’s are married at a very small age which makes her focused only towards the household works. At many

places the caste system followed by the people is so strong that the girls of lower caste are not allowed to go to the schools where the girls of the high caste are studying.

Some less aware people also have a myth that education ruins girls and make them more

demanding and argumentative it is true, As after getting education they start demanding their rights and argue for the right things It is importance for a women to understand what is right and what is wrong and she receives this ability with the help of education only and there is no

substitute to this.

India needs to learn from the world and promote the education of females in our country, Although it’s not like that Indian women haven’t achieved anything so far we have Indian

women as the CEO’s of the top companies not just within India but also outside India, we have an Indian women as a winner of world’s championship of boxing, we have amazing female army officers. In fact the women today are much ahead of men in the world ranking

when it comes to professional skills, India’s women’s literacy rate still needs to be improved a lot, this will not just be possible by the making of government policies there is a need to

wake up and make a move, taking the step towards promoting women education in India.

IMPORTANCE OF HEALTH AND CRITICAL ISSUES:

There is a very less importance given to women’s health in the Indian society and

instead they are viewed as economic burdens, there is a strong son preference in India, as sons are expected to care for parents in their old age, this son’s preference, along with high dowry costs for daughters, it sometimes results in the mistreatment

of daughters. Further, Indian women have low levels of both education and formal labour force participation.

Women’s typically have little autonomy, living under the control of first their fathers, then their husbands, and finally their sons ,all of these factors exert a negative impact on the health

status of Indian women. Poor health has repercussions not only for women but also their families, women in poor

health are more likely to give birth to low weight infants. They are also less likely to be able to provide food and adequate care for their children, Finally, a woman’s health affects the household and economic well-being, as a woman in poor health will be less productive in the

labour force. Because of the wide variation in cultures, religions, and levels of development among India’s 25 states and 7 union territories, it is not surprising that women’s health also

varies greatly from state to state. Women in India face the health issues like:-

Malnutrition,

Reproductive health,

HIV/AIDS

Lack of maternal health,

Diseases like aids,

Breast cancer,

Domestic violence and

Many more malnutrition

Nutrition plays a major role on individual’s over health, psychological and physical health

status is often dramatically impacted by the presence of malnutrition.

India has one of the highest rates of malnourished women among developing countries.A 2012 study by tarozzi have found the nutritional intake of early adolescents to be approximately equal, however, it is seen that the rate of malnutrition increases for women as

they enter adulthood Maternal nutrition has been associated with an increased risk of maternal mortality and also child birth defects.

CHILD AND MATERNAL HEALTH ISSUES IN INDIA:

Since its independence, India has become a world leader in medical advancement due to its

incredible medical education system and state-of-the-art private medical facilities. It is now a major provider of health services and contains some of the most highly skilled and qualified medical providers in the world. Quality health care, however, remains inaccessible for many

undeveloped Indian regions. For example, in rural communities it is estimated that only 18 hospital beds are available per 100,000 people. Even when medical treatment is available,

public hospitals are frequently understaffed and undersupplied. The poor are forced to rely on overburdened, unsanitary facilities as their only source of health care.

Lack of national care has produced severe health issues throughout the nation: the highest

prevalence of tuberculosis in the world; over 1.5 million children dead each year before their first birthday; and nearly 500 million lacking sufficient nutrition along with the second highest number of people living with HIV/AIDS. Growth of HIV/AIDS is a particular

concern since there is not a secure infrastructure to measure the virus’s spread and impact, particularly with women in rural areas. While prevalence is not high, the country is extremely

susceptible to a massive epidemic if left unchecked.

This lack of national healthcare infrastructure is having severe and lasting effects on the livelihoods of Indian citizens.

FACTS

Although India has witnessed dramatic growth over the last two decades, maternal mortality still remains high as in comparison to many developing nations. India witnessed nearly 20 percent of all maternal deaths worldwide between 1992 and 2006. The primary reasons for

the high levels of maternal mortality are directly related to disparities of economic conditions and cultural constraints limiting access to care.

However maternal mortality is not identical across all of India or even a particular state urban areas often have lower overall maternal mortality due to the availability of adequate medical

resources for those states where there is higher literacy and growth rates tend to have greater maternal health and also lower infant mortality.

PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS

SUICIDE

Suicide is a major problem in India, the suicide rate in India is five times higher than that of

the developed world. Furthermore, the rate of suicide has been found to be higher in women as compared to that of men in India.

The most common reasons for women's suicide is directly related to:

o Depression, o Anxiety,

o Gender discrimination, o Violence.

FACTS

The suicide rate is high among the female sex workers in India, who face numerous forms of

discrimination of their gender and line of work. According to a study by the National Centre for Biotechnology Information, suicide attempts in India are correlated with physical and

psychological intimate partner violence. Of the Indian women who participated in the study, 7.5% reported attempting suicide. This correlation is supported by the high rates of domestic violence in India, although the rates differ greatly by region, individual socioeconomic status

and other factors

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Domestic violence is one of the most critical issue in India, domestic violence is defined as acts of physical, psychological, and sexual violence against women is found across the world

and is currently viewed as a hidden epidemic by the world health organization.

2006 NFHS survey report on domestic sexual violence.

The National Family Health Survey of India in 2006 estimated the lifetime prevalence of sexual violence among women aged 15-49, including instances of marital rape in India. The study included in its definition of "sexual violence" all instances of a woman experiencing

her husband "physically forcing her to have sexual intercourse with him even when she did not want to; and, forcing her to perform any sexual acts she did not want to" The study

sampled 83,703 women nationwide, and determined that 8.5% of women in the 15-49 age group had experienced sexual violence in their lifetime.

This figure includes all forms of forced sexual activity by husband on wife, during their married life, but not recognised as marital rape by Indian law. Women who experience

domestic violence overwhelmingly tend to have greater overall emotional distress, as well as disturbingly high occurrences of suicidal thoughts and attempts.

FACTS:

Women are getting affected by the various violence almost every day which is disrupting the

society. Women are being victims of violence at huge level day by day because of increasing crimes against women (according to the report of Crime Record Bureau of the Central Home Ministry). Woman is getting kidnapped at every 44 minutes, raped at every 47 minutes, 17

dowry deaths every day, etc. They may face violence within the family (dowry related harassment, death, marital rape, wife-battering, sexual abuse, deprivation of healthy food,

female genital mutilation, etc) or outside the family (kidnapping, rape, murder, etc).

UNICEF( The United Nations Children's Fund) ACTIONS IN

MAHARASHTRA:

UNICEF is working in partnership with the Maharashtra government to address range of the

state’s challenges. Chief among them is malnutrition. Interventions that promote nutrition in mothers during pre-pregnancy and pregnancy, and early and exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding in children younger than three years, are critical to reducing neonatal

mortality, child mortality and undernourishment. Special emphasis is laid on reaching out children in tribal pockets and slums to address these issues.

UNICEF is the state government’s lead partner in strengthening reproductive, maternal,

neonatal, child and adolescent health to accelerate the Call To Action for child survival mission in 166 blocks and two Municipal Corporations in 19 districts whose health and

nutrition indicators are below state average. UNICEF is providing technical support to assess

supply chain management of essential health supplies in tribal areas and strengthen Routine Immunization (RI) in the state.

Also in schools, UNICEF has played a significant role through its quality education initiatives, training teachers and framing guidelines to develop child-friendly Right to

Education-compliant schools. The guidelines have been adopted by the state and issued to all schools, influencing the use of the various grants available at the school level. In partnership with the state and district education departments, UNICEF has also piloted a

quality education initiative in Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) educational facilities for girls, which is likely to be scaled up to all schools in the state. It has also

promoted platforms like Meena Raju Manch (child cabinets) to address gender inequity in 22,000 upper primary schools across the state. UNICEF’s interventions in the area of education specially focus on the rights of girls, tribals, children in urban settings and

adolescents. Through the Deepshikha programme, young women are given vital information about issues

like rights, reproductive health and financial literacy, thereby boosting their awareness, capabilities and confidence. This is a big step towards ensuring an environment of equitable and sustainable development and accelerating progress towards achieving national and

Millennium Development Goals. The field office is conducting a series of child protection programmes that target specific

tribes, urban communities, children of migrant families, girls and adolescents. These are helping address gender-based violence, child marriage and facilitating access to protection services and standards of care.

DISCUSSION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF “JAGRUTI KENDRA MAHILA

MANDAL” JARI MARI , MUMBAI.

On 28th of January 2016 the discussion was done between the research student and the

director sister seema regarding the educational and health issues in jari mari area,from the discussion the information get is that the NGO conducts health age india medical camp monthly medical treatment for anaemic and herbal medical treatment conducted monthly in

this area, besides the awareness about the girls education session is conducted monthly, as the NGO is working from last 26 years the average intake of girl child per year for education in

“ST JUDES’S HIGH SCHOOL” is good which is the only best co-ed private school in this area with an average monthly fees of Rs 1000 per child which is seems to be very costly because the employment and income levels of parents is less. As per sister seema the future

of women’s in this area is not so bright as there is much more of unemployment spread among them, the low income level is one of the reason for their poor health and education

conditions, the skill development programs is also been initiated by the NGO for the illiterate women's to generate an income source example beautician course, sewing course, and cooking course. The NGO has also “bachat gat “ around 1500 women's are saving their

income and learning how to save money and take the lumpsum amount for their daughters marriage or for fulfilling any of their needs.

Besides the above there is a legal cell of this NGO which assembles twice a week every week

they get 3 to 4 cases of domestic violence, one of the social worker gulshan khan does the legal counselling every Friday, many cases are of husband cheating to their wife, violence

because of dowry by in laws and husbands etc.

SAHYOG A NGO WORKIN IN JARI MARI FOR WOMEN'S EDUCATION :

Sahyog is an initiative of Chehak Trust. Sahyog, have been committed to a community based model of social change. It believe that the pathway to improving the marginalised

status of communities is through social change. Education of women is the cornerstone of the social change process.Sahyog began its journey in 2000 in the slum community of Jari Mari,

Kurla (West), then an industrial suburb of Mumbai. Since then,its work has spread to communities in Dindoshi (Goregaon East), Kurla-Ghatkopar, Govandi and Mankhurd. and over a period of 10 years, more than 800 girls, 10-16 year-olds, passed through the 2

nonformal schools set up in Jari Mari (Andheri-Kurla) and Dindoshi (Goregaon East).

A CASE STUDY FROM MAHARASHTRA: JARI MARI, SUBURBAN

DISTRICT, MUMBAI

SPREAD OF LITERACY LEVEL:

Most of the women's in the area are illiterate and have attended only the primary education. There is only 1 municipal school and 4 private schools i.e ST JUDE’S HIGH SCHOOL,

KARTIKA SCHOOL, GULSHAN E MILLAT AND LITTLE FLOWER, there are 15 teachers in the municipal school the school provides the primary education only up till standard 5.There are only 2 % of women's attended UG and PG each, they are unemployed

and parent depended.

MARITAL AND EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF AN EDUCATED WOMEN:

MARITAL STATUS:

Most of the educated women's are married about 80%, and the rest 20% of an educated

women's are unmarried, many of them were get married at a very young age after completing

their HSC, SSC and graduation.

IILITERATE

PRIMARY EDUCATION

SSC PASSED

HSC PASSED

GRADUATE

POST GRADUATE

0 10 20 30 40

Spread of Education level

Spread of Education level

0 20 40 60 80 100

married

unmarried

Marital status of an educated women

Marital status of an

educated women

EMPLOYMENT STATUS:

The employment status of an educated married women is not so good among the married

women, most of them are housewife’s around 95% and 5% are self employed, these 5%

women's take tuitions at home income generation is very low, the employment status among

the unmarried women's is comparatively good that too they work outside this area, there are

about 40% unmarried educated who are parent dependent, there is many typical and old

thinking among the peoples over here they sent their daughters to get education but they

didn’t allow them to work and become independent.

MARITAL AND EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF AN PRIMARY EDUCATED

WOMEN:

MARITAL STATUS

Only 5% of the primary educated women's are unmarried and 95% of them are married.

EMPLOYMENT STATUS:

The employment among the primary educated women's is only through making homemade

papads and selling vada pav and street foods at the road sides.

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Married

unmarried

Employment status

parent dependent

self employed

House wifes

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Married

Unmarried

Marital status

marital status

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120%

Married

Unmarried

Employment status

parent dependent

self employed

house wifes

MARITAL AND EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF AN ILLITERATE WOMEN:

MARITAL STATUS:

All the illiterate women's are married and are house wifes none of them are employed.

OVER ALL STUDY ON FREQUENCY OF MEDICAL CHECKUPS, NUMBER OF

CHILDREN'S, PREFERENCES FOR SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS, SERVICES OF

MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS, WORKING OF GOVERNMENT AND

AWARENESS ABOUT THE NGO’S:

MEDICAL CHECKUPS:

The above chart shows the consciousness about the importance of health, the literate women's

are much more aware about their health and 75% of them do the half yearly medical

checkups.

NUMBER OF CHILDREN’S:

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

LITERATE

PRIMARY EDUCATED

ILLITERATE

Medical checkups

Yearly

Half yearly

Monthly

0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8

ILLITERATE

LITERATE

Number of children's

more than 3 childrens

3 childrens

2 childrens

1 child

The most of the illiterate women's have more than 3 children's and sending their children's to

municipal school, literate women's are aware about controlling population and providing

quality education to their children's via private schools most of the literate have 2 children's.

PREFERENCE FOR SCHOOLS:

The quality of education in the municipal schools is not so good only 30% of people prefer

sending their children's to municipal school, the preference for private schools is high about

80% of people prefer sending their children's to private schools to provide quality education.

PREFERNCE FOR HOSPITALS:

About 80% of parents prefer private schools for their children's , as the quality of education is

good in private schools whereas in there is only 1 municipal school which only provides

primary education i.e. up to 5th standard, there are only 15 teachers in the school among 12

are females. The quality of education plus the environment is very poor which has a very

little scope for a child to build his/her capabilities and talent, whereas the fees of the private

schools are to high for the middle class and lower class family.

SERVICE OF GOVERNMENT:

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Municipality schools

private schools

preference for school

0% 50% 100%

Municipality hospitals

Private hospitals

preference of hospitals

preference of hospitals

From the personal feed question DO THE GOVERNMENT WORKING FOR YOUR

UPLIFTMENT? AND ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH THE WORKING OF

GOVERNMENT IN YOUR AREA? Gives the information that 95% of women's says the

working is very poor as no campaign or programs for upliftment women's education or

awareness about health is been conducted , no programs or initiatives taken by government to

expand employment opportunity for women's is done and only 5% says the service of

government is good. The question arises is why this areas is being ignored? And when

women will be given the equal opportunity like men to gain education, employment and a

better quality of life?

SERVICE OF PRIVATE AND MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS:

Comparatively the health care facilities is good in private hospitals than in municipal

hospitals according to the survey about 95% of women's says private hospitals are good and

the performance and the quality of education is good in private schools than in the

municipal schools, as per the survey 80% of women's says the private school is good and

only 5% are satisfied with the municipal schools.

WOMEN'S SUFFERING FROM THYROID ,BLOOD PRESSURE,

DAIBETES AND OTHER HEART DISEASE:

SERVICE OF GOVERNEMENT

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Service of government

POOR

GOOD

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Private schools

Municipal schools

private hospitals

municipal hospitals

Quality of services

POOR

GOOD

About 65% of women's are suffering from thyroid, diabetes, blood pressure and other heart

diseases, which shows a negative remark on the health conditions of women, As per the

survey maximum women's are neither they are aware about the exercise nor they do it. There

is need for the initiation to bring awareness about the benefit of yoga, exercise and

meditations.

SUFFERING FROM DEPRESSION AND HYPERTENSIONS:

As per the survey about 55% of women’s are suffering from depression and hypertension,

this shows a negative remark on the mental health of women's, there is need initiate

counselling cells in the area for women’s to know their problems and issues of personal and

professional lifes.

AWARENESS ABOUT THE WORKING OF NGO:

About 85% of the women's don’t even know that NGO’S are working in this area for them.

SUGGESTIONS:

As maximum of women’s are illiterate there is a need for initiating educational

programs not only for a girl child but also for an adults.

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

SUFFERING FROM

THYROID,DIABETES,BLOOD PRESSURE,AND

OTHER HEART DISEASES

Health issues

NO

YES

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

SUFFERING FROM DEPRESSION AND

HYPERTENSION

psychological problems

NO

YES

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

AWARENESS

Awareness

NO

YES

To uplift the society there is a need for promoting development of women's and that is

possible only through education and better medical and health care facilities.

Health services need to be improved in municipal hospital.

There is a need to open up more municipal hospitals with qualified doctors,better

medical equipments and health care services.

Creating new setup skill development courses for creating employment opportunities

for women's.

Not only on government but women's too at an individual and group level must start

up something based on talent they equipped.

Municipals schools needed to be well organised and managed and must be open up a

gate for secondary and higher educations.

Private schools needed to reduce their fees as the income level is very low.

The NGO’s must coduct more programs and campaign in a month rather than once a

week.

Counselling cells are needed to be formed for providing a peaceful environment and

reducing stress.

Need for adopting better health habits at individual level also the government must

give importance for setting yoga and exercise sessions.

Need for conducting free medical checkups once in a week or a month by the

government.

CONCLUSION:

There is a lack of awareness about importance of health and education, maximum women's

are found to be illiterate suffering from various disease living their life in depression etc, with a right education women's get to know about their rights they can raise their voice against the

violence happening on them, maximum makes their habits of suffering until an unless they won’t get educated they can’t improve their quality of life, NGO’S are working but the

government is actually sleeping, SARVA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN an initiation towards promoting education formed but still not implemented in actual sense, the government need to take the issue more seriously, UNICEF is working in partnership with the Maharashtra

government to address range of the state’s challenges, by NFHS survey report The study sampled 83,703 women nationwide, and determined that 8.5% of women in the 15-49 age

group had experienced sexual violence in their lifetime. an educated women's knows the value of a quality life, controlling birth rate, she respect the dignity of womanhood care for herself and also her entire family, when a women is educated the entire family gets educated

with her.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

http://www.kundansrivastava.com/importance-of-women-education-in-india/

http://unicef.in/StateInfo/Maharashtra/Unicef-In-Action

https://www.census.gov/population/international/files/wid-9803.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_violence_in_India