"Women in India still face discrimination in various ways." Explain with examples.
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India is a male-dominated, patriarchal society.
- The literacy rate among women is only 54 percent compared with 76 percent among men. (As on 2022, it is 65.46 percent compared with 82.14 percent among men.)
- A smaller proportion of girl students go for higher studies.
- The proportion of women in highly paid and valued jobs is still very small.
- Skewed sex ratio
Write any 3 points.
