Position of Women Education in West Bengal: A Study

Education is the key factor for women empowerment, prosperity, development, and welfare. In the present day, the empowerment of women has become one of the most important concerns. But practically women empowerment is still an illusion of reality. Girls face gender-specific barriers to access and achievement. They are socio-cultural, economic, political and structural. No doubt women education is the crucial instrument to expand women's ability to take the right decision for the next generation and to educate her children, who are the tomorrow's pillar of the country. The present paper discusses the current position of Women Education in West Bengal. Paper mainly based on secondary data and conclude that government have taken various measures for the proper development of women but still, they are not in the equal position with men in an educational aspect.