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Census favours women but statistical figures do not. Explain. |
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Answer» According to India’s census of 2011, 48.46% of our total population is female whereas 51.5% is male. This means that as per the census, the proportion of females is almost equal to that of males in total population. So, females are a very good human resource and hence, they should play a good role in the development of Indian economy. But, when we look at the statistical numbers we see that contribution of women in Indian economy is quite less as compared to men. A male gets an average schooling of 7.2 years whereas a female gets only 3.6 years i.e. half of what men gets. Life expectancy of women in more than the men but even though their per capita income is lesser than men. Man earns about US $8,656 whereas women earn just US $2,116. India’s 79.9% labour force is male whereas only 27% is female. So, even though census says we have almost equal number of males and females, the contribution of females is quite less in the economy. |
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