Girl Education in India : Still Miles to Cover

ABOUT THE BOOK:- This edited book series titled 'Girl Education in India: Still Miles to Cover' is the collection of three volumes. Vol. I - Girt Education: Understanding the Status and Gender Issues presents the complete picture of girl education in country and helps the readers to understand the concept of girl education in traditional Indian society. It also focuses on gender issues linked with girl education. Vol. II - Girl Education: Challenges , Strategies and Initiatives details about the various schemes and initiatives implemented by central government and state governments in India to deal with the lacunas and loopholes existing in our education system acting as hindrance to girl education. Vol. III - Linking Girl Education with Women Empowerment and Development discusses the relationship between education and empowerment of girls. How education can lead to women empowerment and ultimately may contribute to country's deve lopment is the focus of this volume. This book series will reflect a detailed picture of girl education and enab le stakeholders to seek positive measures to tackle issues inthis regard. ABOUT THE AUTHOR:- Dr. Deepa Awasthi. Editor of this edited book series. is a freelance researcher. She is a Doctorate in Education and Post Graduate in Education. Sociology and Economics. She has qualified UGC - JRF in Education and Sociology as well and has equal command on both the subjects. She has participated and presented her research papers in more than 45 national and international seminars and conferences. She has also edited a book entitled " Eve Teasing: A Social Epidemic".