Man and woman came into existence together on the planet earth, either by creation or by evolution and hence they had started living together, growing together and dying together. However, they are not enjoying their life together equally. Most of the time, men folk, all over the world, are enjoying the sweet part of the life leaving the bitter part to women. Women are being purposefully and forcibly denied equal share of both material and nonmaterial requirements for a happy life. The constitution of India had included special provisions to women to ensure gender equity in all walks of life. In India, discrimination on the basis of sex often starts at the earliest stages of life. The total literacy rate in 2001 was 65.38 per cent, for males it was 75.85 per cent and for females it was 54.16 per cent. In the case of WFPR by sex, it had been much higher for males as compared to females. Still women’s representation in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha is very low. Special measures are needed to accelerate the process of political participation of women. Certain endeavours should be made in this direction to create proper environment to empower women and to enhance their capacity.

Keywords: Women; Sex Ratio; Literacy; Enrollment; Mortality Rate; Work Force; Political Participation.