Seybold Report ISSN: 1533-9211
Mr. Suresh Kashinath Ghatge, Prof.(Dr.) Anuradha Parasar
Vol 17, No 12 ( 2022 ) | Licensing: CC 4.0 | Pg no: 3227-3240 | Published on: 24-12-2022
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a destructive impact in almost every sector of society. The educational system of India has been majorly affected and the most vulnerable segment has been identified to be girls’ education. The following study has been aimed to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on girls’ education in India. Regarding this, a Literature Review has been conducted by exploring existing data and it has been observed that the pandemic has developed a destructive crisis for girls’ education in India. The sudden school closure and lockdowns have introduced new issues and challenges for girls’ education and have thoroughly exacerbated the context of women's education in the country. The economic impacts of the pandemic have affected digital learning for girls and gender inequality in Indian society has been observed to be another reason behind these issues. Apart from this, the condition of girls’ education in rural and urban areas has been identified to be much different. Most of the students from rural areas are dependent on mid-day-meal programs and the pandemic crisis forced them to stop these activities. Several initiatives and actions taken by the Indian government have been discussed, however, it has been identified that the programs and actions taken by the government were inadequate.
A positivism research philosophy has been used for ensuring effective observation of the research phenomenon, while an inductive research approach has been used for gathering required data. A descriptive research design has been used for describing the research subject and all potential research ethics have been followed. Along with that, a secondary quantitative data collection method has been followed and IBM SPSS software and Microsoft Excel have been used for analysing and interpreting the gathered data. The findings of this suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic has crucially affected girls’ education and their participation in learning opportunities. Along with that, the pandemic crisis has also impacted the social condition of women in the country.
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