PoP Reflection

For population project, I decided to look at gender inequality and girls education. One of the most alarming facts that I had learned during this search was that almost 95% of the girls living in a rural state called Bihar were illiterate which means only about 5% were literate. This is partially because many girls don't want to go to school as there is a shortage of women teachers. Another important fact that I learned was that ancient Hindu myths such as the Ramayana, and Mahabharata often viewed women as a punishment from the gods. Schools in Bihar feared that if women come to school, then bad things will happen to their schools. They became superstitious. I am pretty sure that I will use the information that I have learnt in later life to try and improve the current problem.