Gender Sensitivity and Womens
Empowerment in School Education:
NCERTs Perspective
Dr. Sushma Jaireth
(Former Professor in Dept. of Women Studies, NCERT)
T
he alarming indicators of Census
1971 on the status of women, such
as declining sex ratio, high maternal mortality rate and infant mortality rate,
low levels of literacy amongst women and
many others, led the Government of India
to appoint a Committee to look afresh into
the problems and the issues related to
the status of women of the country. The
menace of missing girls, low access and
enrollment, and high drop-out rates
amongst girls subsequently enumerated
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