Introduction

The one of the top agenda across the world is issue of women and development. In developing countries, gender disparity is widespread compared to the developed countries about the concept of development there is many theories which varies according to agencies involved, area of focus, environments, etc. the development of women depends upon various aspects like education, sex ratio, health, etc. development of women is essential for the process of upliftment of economic, social and political status of women. From last couple of decades both national and international development community and governments has increasingly focused its efforts to promote gender equality as a means for better social, economic and health outcomes. Women constitute almost 50% of the world’s population but India has shown disproportionate sex ratio the population of females has been comparatively lower than males. As far as their social status is concerned, they are not treated as equal to men in all the places. It is the process of guarding them against all forms of violence. Gender and development also involves the building up of a society, a political environment, wherein women can breathe without the fear of oppression, exploitation, apprehension, discrimination. The general feeling of harassment which goes with being a woman in a traditionally male dominated structure. Education is also consider as the most important factor of development. Education brings reduction in inequality and mold the shape toward the development of a country. In all aspects women have got equal right and status with men in western society. But in India the paradoxical situation has such that she was sometimes concerned as Goddess and at other times merely as slave. Some Gender discrimination and disabilities are as: