A study on educational level to Ensure Empowerment and Gender Equality among the women of Hindu, Muslim and Christian Religious Groups in Assam, India

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Dr. Keemee Das (Das, K)

Abstract

Literacy is considered to be the hallmark of modern society. While literacy is about acquiring the skill of reading and writing, education is a broader concept taking into consideration the overall personality development of a human necessary for social change and socio-economic progress of a society. Religion, in this regard has always being a pioneer towards improving the level of educational attainment through religious institutes and formal education system. But different religious communities show inequality in the level of literacy consequent upon diverse socio-cultural and economic status which causes human group disparities. It is noteworthy to mention that education of women is fundamental necessity for overall upliftment in their respective societies. Therefore, with a purpose to understand the role of education towards women’s empowerment, it is an attempt to study the level of educational attainment  among the female of Hindu, Muslim and Christian communities of Assam, a state located in the northeastern region of India. The paper also tries to examine the if there exist any gender disparity and rural-urban differential in educational level among the selected religious groups. The data necessary for the work have been collected from both secondary and primary sources while the entire survey is conducted on the basis of stratified random sampling and census survey techniques. The study reveals that the literacy level among the Hindu, Muslim and Christian women of the state have improved over the past few year, however, share of female literates is much lower compared to the male counterpart among these groups and the state as a whole.

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