GENDER PARITY: A PERSISTENT CHALLENGE IN THE ECONOMIC REALM
Journal Title: International Journal of Research in Social Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 1
Abstract
Gender‘ is a socio-cultural term referring socially defined roles and behaviors assigned to ‗males‘ and ‗females‘ in a given society; whereas, the term ‗sex‘ is a biological and physiological phenomenon which defines man and woman. In its social, historical and cultural aspects, gender is a function of power relationship between men and women where men are considered superior to women. Therefore, gender may be understood as a man-made concept, while ‗sex‘ is natural or biological characteristics of human beings. This paper is an attempt to highlight the progress towards parity between men and women in four areas: educational attainment, health and survival, economic opportunity and political empowerment in India and at Global.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. S. Sahul Hameed, Dr. M. Fowzia Sultana
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