Journal of Educare

Equal Rights, Parental Attitude, Social Transformation, Women Education

The girl child of today will be the woman of tomorrow. We recognise that a mother acts as her child’s first teacher. This present study’s objective was to determine the parental attitude towards women education regarding gender, location and age group. A descriptive survey method was applied for this study. 281 parents were randomly selected from ‘South 24 Parganas’ district in rural and urban areas of West Bengal. A self-constructed attitudinal scale was used for data collection. 23 items were selected based on 4 dimensions. Data was collected through a field survey. This study utilised a ‘stratified random sampling technique’. Expert validation and reliability of the items were determined. The findings indicated that no significant difference in attitude towards women education between ‘male and female’ parents across various age groups. Still, there was a significant difference observed in rural and urban areas. Although there were similarities and dissimilarities in the parental attitude in this study, it can be said that the parents of ‘South 24 Parganas’ need to be aware of women education.