Vol. 7, Issue 5, Part B (2021)

“Both men and women should feel free to be sensitive. Both men and women should feel free to be strong…it is time that we all perceive gender on a spectrum not as two opposing sets of ideas.” ― Emma Watson

Education decreases social inequalities, empowers women and helps each individual reach their full potential. Education is the key to achieving all other human rights. Education for all is a fundamental human right. So too is equality of women and men. Gender equality is one of the severe issues in our current modern Indian society. It refers to the equality of responsibilities, rights, and opportunities for females and males. Women, as well as girls, still fall behind the men and boys on the fundamental aspects.

Educators should foster student equality, promote and strengthen the constitutional culture and stability. To promote equality, it will be necessary to provide for equal opportunity to all not only in access to education, but also in the conditions for success. Everyone has to be reminded of the inherent equality of all through education. School education and social culture also play an important role in spreading gender equality in India. The importance of education helps in breaking the walls of gender inequality. “If you educate a man, you educate an individual. If you educate a woman, you educate a family.” It is the process of elevating women in social, economic and political environments so that they can play a role equal to that of men in society. The purpose of this paper is to state that education alone can remove prejudices and complexes that hinder gender equality transmitted through social environment and the accident of birth, to bring about a positive change in India.