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ONGOING PROJECT
SUBJECT :
Exploring the Challenges faced by Rural Girls in their Educational and Career Journey
AREA OF STUDY- GONDA (UTTAR PRADESH)
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Gender inequality is a reality in rural India. Rural women have less access to a range of resources, from land rights and credit to education and technology. When it comes to education, female students face variety of challenges ranging from high dropout rates in higher education to gender biased behaviour of family and society. There are multiple ways in which the educational journey of female students in rural areas is hampered and compromised: the phenomenon of gender discrimination hidden within the larger social environment, the gender inequalities exist in family values and female’s unconscious feeling of inferiority. Every day, girls face barriers to education caused by poverty, cultural norms and practices, poor infrastructure, violence and fragility. Girls’ education goes beyond getting girls into school. It is also about ensuring that girls learn and feel safe while in school; have the opportunity to complete all levels of education, acquiring the knowledge and skills to compete in the labour market; gain socio-emotional and life skills necessary to navigate and adapt to a changing world; make decisions about their own lives; and contribute to their communities and the world. A 2018 World Bank study estimates that the “limited educational opportunities for girls, and barriers to completing 12 years of education, cost countries between US$15 trillion and $30 trillion in lost lifetime productivity and earnings.” All these factors combined can help lift households, communities, and countries out of poverty
RATIONALE OF THE STUDY
Quest for desired education and making a career of their own choice, both are important question for all the female students of rural areas. Lack of proper resources, absence of liberty in deciding their own future, under-developed infrastructure and disregard of gender sensitive norms are some of the major challenges that lie ahead of female students of rural areas. The proposed study focuses upon understanding the nature of aforesaid challenges and explore the other possible hurdles that are stopping female student population of rural areas in achieving their goals. The proposed study also aims to find the overlapping and cross-cutting predicaments that are relevant in understanding the current situation of female students in rural areas.
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
• To identify the various challenges faced by girl population in their education
• To identify the various challenges faced by rural girls in deciding and opting their career choice
• To ascertain the intersectionality of challenges faced by rural girls in their educational and career journey
• To study and explore various Government policies and programs in this regard and their implementation
• To explore possible solution of the challenges as per gender sensitive norms prescribed and advocated by rural girls