For first time, more women teachers in schools than men
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Last Updated: Jul 05, 2021, 10:29 AM IST
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There is a catch, though: women teachers top the head count only at the primary level. The report points out that upper primary onwards, the number of male teachers remains higher. At the pre-primary level, there are over 1 lakh women teachers to 27,000 men.
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In younger classes, many schools in India prefer women teachers, since they are seen to be more nurturing.
(This story originally appeared in on Jul 05, 2021)For the first time ever, women school teachers in India outnumber their male counterparts, according to the Unified District Information on School Education report for 2019-20. Of the 96.8 lakh teachers in the country, 49.2 lakh are women.
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