Attitudes of Women Towards Education in India

In modern society everyone realizes the significance of women's education in the special circumstances of the country today and there is need for adopting special measures for solving it. The general purpose and objectives of women's education cannot, of course, be different from the purpose and objectives of men's education. However, there is a vital difference in the way in which this purpose has to be realized. The main point of difference to be stressed is that there are particular spheres of life in which women have a distinctive role and in which they can make a special contribution. It is now universally recognized that in the management of household, in bringing up children, in the field of social service, in nursing, in teaching specially in elementary schools, in certain crafts and industries like tailoring, knitting, embroidery etc., and in the field of fine arts, women have by instinct, a better aptitude. This does not, however, mean that women should not have the same opportunities as men for taking all kinds of work and this presupposes that they get equal educational facilities. So that their entry into the professions and public service is in no way prejudiced.