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Posted 17 Oct 2024

Updated 19 Oct 2024

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Subtle Gender Discrimination in Society

Vice-President emphasized on paying attention to pervasive subtle gender discrimination in society.

  • Gender discrimination in overt forms (e.g. Lack of gender sensitive infrastructure) has ostensibly vanished but it has assumed subtle forms.
  • Subtle gender discrimination manifests through attitudes and behaviors that seem supportive but reinforce traditional gender roles and perpetuate inequality.

Subtle forms of Gender Discrimination: 

An infographic showing Steps Taken for Curbing Gender Discrimination. These Steps include Equal Remuneration Act of 1976: is enforced to reduce wage gaps; Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme: To educate citizens against gender bias and improve the efficacy of welfare services; Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP): Helping women to set up their own enterprise; Mission Shakti: Umbrella Scheme for Safety, Security and Empowerment of Women
  • Reinforce Stereotyping: Positive comments that reinforce traditional gender roles and undermine women’s capabilities.
  • Hiring, Promotion, and Evaluation: Unconscious bias towards male candidates for roles traditionally perceived as requiring physical strength or leadership.
  • Microaggressions: For instance, implying that women are less committed to their careers due to family reasons.
  • Work-Life Balance Assumptions: Assumptions about work-life balance needs might affect women more due to societal expectations around caregiving and family responsibilities.

Addressing Subtle Forms of Gender Discrimination 

  • Blind evaluation: E.g. Hiding a job applicants’ physical attributes 
  • Creating a Culture of Inclusivity: Promoting workplace that respects input from everyone regardless of gender.
  • Assess unconscious gender bias at workplace: Through a variety of methods, including perceptions surveys, language analysis, analysis of gender gaps in pay and career advancement.
  • Need to Change male mindset: Through wider gender sensitization
  • Tags :
  • Gender equality
  • Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme
  • PMEGP

NPS Vatsalya Scheme

National Pension System Vatsalya (NPS Vatsalya) scheme, a pension scheme for minors, has been launched.

NPS Vatsalya Scheme

  • Eligibility: All minor citizens (age below 18 years).
    • On attaining the age of majority, plan can be converted seamlessly into a normal NPS account. 
  • Regulation and Administration: Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA).
  • Objective: Promoting long-term financial planning and security, inculcate habit of savings and dignified life in old age. 
  • Subscriber Contribution: 
    • Minimum: Rs 1000/- per annum.
    • Maximum: No limit.
  • PFRDA will provide multiple investment choices to subscribers such as government securities, corporate debt, equity etc. 
  • Tags :
  • PFRDA
  • NPS
  • NPS Vatsalya

New India Literacy Programme (NILP)

Ministry of Education (MoE) defined Literacy and Full Literacy under New India Literacy Programme (NILP).

To support adult education/literacy as emphasized in NEP 2020 and SDG 4.6 (ensuring all youth and adults achieve literacy and numeracy by 2030), it is essential to define both Literacy and Full Literacy.

  • Literacy: Ability to read, write, and compute with comprehension, i.e. to identify, understand, interpret and create along with critical life skills like digital and financial literacy etc.
  • Full Literacy (to be considered equivalent to 100% literacy): Achieving 95% literacy in a State/UT that may be considered as equivalent to fully literate. 

About New India Literacy Programme (NILP)

An infographic showing Five components of NILP. These components include- Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN); Critical Life Skills (include financial, literacy, environmental literacy etc.); Basic Education (includes preparatory (classes 3 - 5), middle (6- 8), and secondary stage (9-12) equivalency); Vocational Skills; and Continuing Education (engaging holistic adult education courses in arts, sciences, technology, culture etc.)
  • Also known as ULLAS (Understanding of Lifelong Learning for All in Society).
  • Launched by MoE, it is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
  • Tenure: FYs 2022-27 (5 years).
  • Objective: 
    • Targets all non-literates of age 15 years and above, with more focus on females and educationally backward states.
    • Target 5 crore learners (1.00 crore per year) by using “Online Teaching, Learning and Assessment System (OTLAS)” in collaboration with National Informatics Centre, NCERT and NIOS.
  • Implemented through volunteer teachers, students of schools and Higher Education Institutions and Teacher Education Institution.
  • It is in alignment with recommendations of NEP 2020.
  • Need: Absolute number of non-literates in 15 years and above age group is 25.76 crore (Census 2011).
  • Tags :
  • NEP 2020
  • Literacy Programme
  • vocational Skills
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