Development and Growth of Women Empowerment of Selected Indicators in West Bengal- An Empirical Study
Abstract
Abstract: Women empowerment is radically the route of increasing and progression of woman's position of mainly in financial, political, educational and social stage. Literacy and Education is considered as the main driving force of development for a nation. For improvement of women’s are capable to take breaths without any fear of authoritarianism, indecision, exploitation, inequality-injustice and the common thinking of abuse and violence with women in a conventionally male dominated formation. The present research work mainly focuses on the development and growth of women on the basis of education and literacy, relationship between female literacy and sex ratio district wise, growth of women on the basis of economic conditions and the different areas of working and non-working women district wise in West Bengal.
This study is based on both primary and secondary data obtained from many Block Development offices and Gram Panchayets and different websites. A complete scenario is made and recommendations for improving the overall condition and for further research are made. In the course of analysis, on the basis of total literacy rate (both male and female), maximum increased in Murshidabad district and women literacy rate was increased in Maldah district. Both undergraduate and post graduate level women enrolment is undergraduate education levels. Ranking wise top three districts are Kolkata 84.6%, Purba Medinipur 81.37% and North 24 Parganas 80.34% respectively.
Spearman Correlation Coefficient results shows the two variables would not be well thought-out statistically significant or some negative correlation between the variables. Similarly, by using Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient observed that there is a negative Correlation between the literacy and sex. Female working parameters and literacy rate as per 2011 census, positive relationship is observed i.e. r of LR and MW and r of LR and OW but the negative relationship is found with r of LR and C, r of LR and AL, r of LR and HI and r of LR and MGW.
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