Topic: Social empowerment
1. Empowering women through education can have positive outcome on their labour force participation and have a positive impact on the nation’s per capita income. Discuss. (250 words)
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: Live Mint
Why the question:
In 2021-22, India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth was 8.7%. In comparison, the per-capita income growth was 7.6%. So, growth in the average income of an Indian was 110 basis points lower than overall growth in the Indian economy. One basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point. The reason for this lies in the fact that the country’s population also grows every year and hence any economic growth has to be shared among a greater number of people.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about impact of women education on labour force and per capital income.
Directive word:
Discuss – This is an all-encompassing directive – you must debate on paper by going through the details of the issues concerned by examining each one of them. You must give reasons for both for and against arguments.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by giving statistic regarding status of women education in India.
Body:
In the first part, mention the causes behind less women enrolment in education – of employment opportunities, the age of marriage, social norms, etc.
Next, write about the impact of the increasing enrolment of women can have and suggest steps to overcome the same.
Conclusion:
Conclude with a way forward.
