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<br>are the integral part of their development. GDI finds out the average achievement to reflect the<br>inequalities or disparities between men and women in terms of life expectancy, education and<br>economy. In all the three parameters of GDI, it is found that women lag much behind the men in<br>the study area.