Impact of Formal Education on Socio-Economic and Sychological Empowerment of Women in Odisha:A Study of Khordha District

Women constitute of half the population in India but do not have similar access to resources, employment or income opportunity as men. Concomitantly their contribution to the development of the country is significantly constrained. Disconcertingly, there is still a wide gap in the literacy levels of men and women in India and more so in the state of Odisha, despite the RTE Act. Girls face multidimensional impediments to educational attainment on account of socio cultural, economic and psychological set- backs arising out of years of constant dominion in a primarily patriarchal set up of society.