Impact of Education on Quality of Life of the Rural Women in Haora District : Some Observations

Abstract

Education of women is the most important influencing factor of quality of life. In the study area rural women are less educated than the male members in the family. The study shows that most of the rural people do not believe in higher education of the girls, marriage is considered the ultimate goal of the women. Less education and lack of political awareness among the rural women is a great limitation in the study area. Lower literacy rate and higher fertility rate have brought poor quality of life. Early marriage, occurrence of domestic violence, lack of freedom of mobility. freedom of expression and lack of decision making power of the women have affected their quality of life adversely. The present paper is highlighting the correlation between education and these parameters of QOL with the help of suitable maps and diagrams.