Education is regarded as the key factor in overcoming the barriers that women face and the basic tool for empowering women and bringing them into the main stream of development. Education not only provides knowledge and skills to improve health and livelihoods, but it empowers women to take their right place in the society and development process. Education gives status and confidence in decision making. Educating women is the key to reducing poverty. The need of women education is emphasized all over the world this fact is presented by Sharma,U and Sharma,M.B (2004) as:
One of our greatest needs is to spread of education among our women. As a matter of fact there is room for the extension of education even among men. The condition of women’s education is, however, such that any attempt as its spread deserves help and encouragement from all quarters.
Women status in the society and education are interrelated. All over the world movements have been carried on to change the situation of illiteracy as stated by Bhatt,D.B and Sharma, R.S (1992) “ The movement for improving women’s status all over the world has always emphasized education as the most significant instrument for changing women’s subjugated position in society.” Women education has an important role in the development of nations. The literacy rate of the women has also impact on the economical condition and reduction of the poverty of the country.
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