International Journal of Development in Social Sciences and Humanities

Women education in India has a major preoccupation of both the government and civil society as educated women can play a very important role in the development of the country. This paper attempts to analyze the status of Women Education in India and highlights the Issues and Challenges of Women Education. Today the education of women has become one of the most important concerns of 21st century. But practically women education is still an illusion of reality. We observe in our day to day life how women become victimized by various social evils. Women Education is the vital instrument to expand women’s ability to have resources and to make strategic life choices. Education of women is essentially a step of upliftment of economic, social and political status of women, the traditionally underprivileged ones, in the society. It is the most needed arm for guarding them against all forms of fears. The study reveals that women of India are relatively disempowered and they enjoy somewhat lower status than that of men in spite of many efforts undertaken by Government. It is found that acceptance of unequal gender norms by women are still prevailing in the society. The study concludes by an observation that access to Education, Employment and Change in Social Structure are only the enabling factors to Women Empowerment.