GENDER GAP IN ASSAM: A SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS

Gender inequality at household and societal level is considered to be important factors that create the socio-demographic disparities in a society or in a family. In developing societies like Assam gender inequality seems to be an acute and persistent problem. In this paper the gender gaps pertaining in education and demographic indicators of Assam has been illustrated. Gender gap in education is considered to demonstrate the social disparities in Assam. Here, Gender Crude Literacy Rate, Gender Education Index, Gender Equity Education index calculated by Sarmah and Hazarika [2015] has been presented. Also Sex Ratios, IMR, MMR etc are considered to indicate the disparities in the demographic indicators.