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A brief introduction to our country and its history concerning the topic and committee-The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia. From equal status with men in ancient times through the low points of the medieval period, to the promotion of equal rights by many reformers, the history of women in India has been eventful. In modern India, women have held high offices in India including that of the President, Prime Minister, Speaker of the LokSabha and Leader of the Opposition. Women’s empowerment in India is heavily dependent on many different variables that include geographical location (urban/rural), educational status, social status (caste and class), and age. Education is important for everyone, but it is especially significant for girls and women. This is true not only because education is an entry point to other opportunities, but also because the educational achievements of women can have ripple effects within the family and across generations. Investing in girls' education is one of the most effective ways to reduce poverty. Investments in secondary school education for girls yield especially high dividends. Girls who have been educated are likely to marry later and to have smaller and healthier families. Educated women can recognize the importance of health care and know how to seek it for themselves and their children. Education helps girls and women to know their rights and to gain confidence to claim them. However, women’s literacy rates are significantly lower than men’s in India B. How the issue affects our country- 1. The education of parents is linked to their children's educational attainment, and the mother's education is usually more influential than the father's. An educated mother's greater influence in household negotiations may allow her to secure more resources for her children. 2. Educated mothers are more likely to be in the labor force, allowing them to pay some of the costs of schooling, and may be more aware of returns to schooling. And educated mothers, averaging fewer children, can concentrate more attention on each child. 3. Besides having fewer children, mothers with schooling are less likely to have mistimed or unintended births. This has implications for schooling, because poor parents often must choose which of their children to educate. •Our country’s policies with respect to the issue and your country’s justification for these policies- Equal access to education for women and girls will be ensured. Special measures will be taken to eliminate discrimination, universalize education, eradicate illiteracy, create a gender-sensitive educational system, increase enrolment and retention rates of girls and improve the quality of education to facilitate life-long learning as well as development of occupation/vocation/technical skills by women. Reducing the gender gap in secondary and higher education would be a focus area. Sectoral time targets in existing policies will be achieved, with a special focus on girls and women, particularly those belonging to weaker sections including the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/Other Backward Classes/Minorities. Gender sensitive curricula would be developed at all levels of educational system in order to address sex stereotyping as one of the causes of gender discrimination. CARE’s Girls’ Education Programmer (GEP) has been in operation for over 10 years and plays a vital role in achieving CARE’s long term goal of reaching out to 2 million women, girls, and other marginalized people to enhance their abilities to exercise greater choice in personal and public spheres by 2014. GEP seeks to improve opportunities for girls and women through their increased participation in formal and alternative education systems. Udaan (Flight) -school was piloted in Uttar Pradesh in the year 1999 in the district of Hardee, through an accelerated learning model, for older out-of-school girls, ages 9-14, which allows students to complete primary school in 11 months in a residential setting. Of the girls who have been enrolled in this residential bridge programmed in each of the last nine years, 98 percent stayed through the year, 95 percent graduated by passing the government’s grade-5 examination, 80 percent enrolled in grade 6 to continue their education in formal schools and 30 percent of the first class went on to complete grade Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBV)KGBVs are special residential schools started by the government under the Sarva Shaksha Abhiyaan (SSA) government umbrella programme, for older girls from socially disadvantaged communities who were never enrolled in or had to drop out of primary school ICDS is the largest initiative of Government of India with a mandate of providing holistic services to young children for Pre-School Education, Health and immunization at the level of Anganwadi centers (AWC). The period of Early Childhood represents the most significant and demanding stage in the developmental continuum of an individual.
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