Sriraam Selvam: Women on the verge of making a mark on print

The data in the National Family Health Survey-4 is revealing. The highlight is: only 41% per cent of Indian women are allowed to go alone outside the house. The data is unequivocal: there is little variation among women of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and ‘other’ castes when it comes to being allowed to go out of the house. I used to feel that education provided freedom for women, but the survey proves me wrong.

by Sriraam Selvam