Socio-Economic Development of Muslim Women: Impact of Education
| Date | 01 July 2014 |
| Author | Lakshmi Devi |
| Published date | 01 July 2014 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0019556120140323 |
| Subject Matter | Article |
SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF MUSLIM
WOMEN: IMPACT OF EDUCATION
LAKSHMI DEVI
Education is one
of
the significant social indicators having
bearing on the achievement and the growth
of
an individual
as well as community. This is perceived to be highly suitable
for
providing
employment and, thereby, improving
the
quality
of
life.
The
educational status
of
Muslim women
in
India is worse than that
of
Muslim men and women
of
other
communities. They have the lowest work participation rate
and most
of
them engage in the self-employment activities.
The article suggests that state governments need
to
make
special provisions, over and above the nonnal, for
dr~wing
and
retaining Muslim girls in school till class 81h as a
fundamental right, and for improving their participation in
secondary and higher technical education and professional
education, so that they can contribute effectively in the
socio-economic development
of
the nation.
"Education is the great engine
of
personal
development. It is
through education that the daughter
of
a peasant can become a
doctor, that a son
of
a mine worker can become the head
of
the
mine, that the child
of
a farm worker can become the President
of
a great nation. It is what
we
makeout
of
what we have, not what
we are given, that separates one person from another".
-Nelson
Mandela
INTRODUCTION
EDUCATION
IS
one
of
the
significant social indicators having bearing
on
the achievement and the growth
of
an
individual
as
well
as
community.
This is perceived to be highly suitable
for
providing employment
and,
thereby,
improving the quality of life, the level
of
human well-being
and
access
to
basic social services (Misra, 2007). The progress and alround development
of a country depends upon harnessing the skills and abilities of all sections
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