India Worse Than Pak, Bangladesh in Gender Equality
By siliconindia   |   Thursday, 03 November 2011, 23:00 IST   |    10 Comments
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The nation's decline is witnessed in the fall in female labor force participation rate and worsening adolescent fertility rate. Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh argued that a decline in female labor force participation could indicate improved status for women or better education opportunities. But, the UNDP report demonstrates that the proportion of women with at least secondary education is still just half that of men. The prosperous countries of the world with higher human development have higher female labor force participation. Further, the report reveals that Sri Lanka has overtaken China with an HDI of 0.691 on human development and, is now within touching distance of the "high human development" category. Sri Lanka accomplishes well, particularly on gender equality indicators; its maternal mortality ratio is the same as Russia's. Speaking to Times of India, Jairam Ramesh said, "Economic growth is a necessary but not sufficient condition for human development. Recent data shows that high growth states like Gujarat have worse human development measures, particularly on malnutrition, than many of the northern states." Jairam praised the role of non-government players, including Anna Hazare, in bringing about a change in sanitation.

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