Education and Economic Development
According to 1992-93 figures, only 9.2% of the households in India were female-headed. However, approximately 35% of the households below the poverty line were found to be female-headed.
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Famous quotes containing the words education, economic and/or development:
“Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.”
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