GENDER INEQUALITY AMONG TRIBAL WOMEN IN INDIA: A CASE STUDY OF LEPCHA SOCIETY

The study of gender disparity is important to know the tribal society because women
are the integral part of their development. GDI finds out the average achievement to reflect the
inequalities or disparities between men and women in terms of life expectancy, education and
economy. In all the three parameters of GDI, it is found that women lag much behind the men in
the study area.