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Vocational Education and Training for Women: A Gender Divide Perspective

Vocational Education and Training for Women: A Gender Divide Perspective

Shikha Jyoti Deka
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781522584438|ISBN10: 1522584439|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781522585008|EISBN13: 9781522584445
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8443-8.ch007
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Deka, Shikha Jyoti. "Vocational Education and Training for Women: A Gender Divide Perspective." Gender Issues in Technical and Vocational Education Programs, edited by Shashi Bala and Puja Singhal, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 138-157. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8443-8.ch007

APA

Deka, S. J. (2019). Vocational Education and Training for Women: A Gender Divide Perspective. In S. Bala & P. Singhal (Eds.), Gender Issues in Technical and Vocational Education Programs (pp. 138-157). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8443-8.ch007

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Deka, Shikha Jyoti. "Vocational Education and Training for Women: A Gender Divide Perspective." In Gender Issues in Technical and Vocational Education Programs, edited by Shashi Bala and Puja Singhal, 138-157. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8443-8.ch007

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Abstract

Emphasizing on the need for greater skill development efforts in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched his campaign “Skill India” in July 2015. The recommenced and vigorous focus on skill development, which is noticeable in various government and non-government initiatives, underlines the evolving importance of skill development. This chapter tries to address the demand and implementation of skill development and training program for a highly disposed yet enormously untended segment of the society (i.e., rural women). By taking the example of two states, namely, Assam and Maharashtra, the chapter discusses on the current context, aptness, and predilection of the rural female folk; the perception; and recommends attainable solutions. Additionally, it highlights the evolving customized region-specific solutions that take into account various traditional, social, cultural, and demographic aspects.

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