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The following are the main aspects of life in which women are discriminated against or disadvantaged in India.

1. Role in public life and politics: Although women constitute half of humanity, their role in public life, especially politics, is minimal in most societies. In our country, women still lag much behind men despite certain improvements since independence. Ours is still a male-dominated society.
2. Literacy level: The literacy rate among women is only fifty-four percent compared to seventy-six percent among men. As compared to boys, their enrollment in high school is much less. Also, they are forced to drop out as their parents prefer to spend resources on their sons’ education rather than on their daughters’.
3. Not paid properly in public jobs:  In our society, the work of the women is not valued and does not get recognition. Most of the women who are working in the public sector are ill-paid. On average, Indian women work one hour more than an average man every day. Yet much of her work is often not valued.
4. Decline in *** ratio: Due to the preference given to a male child, the *** ratio has declined in the country to merely 927 at the national level.
5. In legislatures: In India, the proportion of women in the legislatures is very low.