According to GVI, just two years ago, two-thirds of all illiterate people were women and more than 65% of people living in the most extreme poverty globally were women and girls. Per a report on a nationwide study conducted by the National Statistical Office (NSO), India’s countrywide female literacy rate is 70.3% while the male literacy rate is estimated at 84.7%. Female labor participation rate in India fell to 16.1% during the pandemic.
Home Initiatives for girl child by Embassy Group on National Girl Child Day Initiatives for girl child by Embassy Group on National Girl Child Day