Synopsis Education in India has come a long way. Today, we are among those nations, who are developed and far ahead in the field of education. But, a few sections is our society are still backward in area of education. Women are one section, which lags behind in education. No doubt, a lot of effort has been done in the later half of the last century. Now, when the nation has ushered in the twenty-first century, our Government and various NGOs have numerous programmes and schemes for expansion of women’s education. Above all women have to play a vital role in the field of education. This book discusses all the aspects, related to women education and its prospects in the new century. This work is first of its kind and has all merit to acknowledged and accepted by scholars and educationists.