Question
Mentioned any three factors responsible for poor and miserable conditions of women in India.
Solution
The following factors are responsible for poor and miserable conditions of women in India:
(i) Illiteracy: Even after the independence of 62 years the female illiteracy rate in our country is 54% only. Smaller popuation of girl students go for higher studies.
(ii)Low sex ratio: Preference of boy over girl has led sex selective abortion.
(iii) Lack of representation in politics: Even after constituting half of the country's population, women have lower representation in Parliament and State Assemblies.
