Gender Equity in Education

Gender Equity is means both man and women together. But in the developing countries gender bias are against for women. Gender disparity in education is critical problem in many developing countries. In realization of the importance of education in general and the need for equality in opportunities for the intellectual development of men and women, successive Five Year Plans have consistently placed special emphasis on the acceleration of women’s education. The emphasis with regards to women’s education has along been to equip her for multiple roles as citizens, house-wives, mothers, contributors to family income and builders of the new society. Efforts have been made during the past two decades of planned development to enrol more girls in school; to encourage girls to stay in schools; to continue their education as long as possible; and to provide nonformal education opportunities for women. In many countries, girls and women have low literacy compare to boys and men. There are many reasons for this lower participation of females in schooling. Some are restrictions associated with sociocultural matters, which prevent the enrolment of girls in the formal primary school systems