Karnataka Gender Karnataka’s progress on gender issues is mixed. On the bright side, the ratio of girls to boys is above the national average. And, today, the state records fewer maternal deaths than before. Moreover, more girls are in school than earlier,  and one in three women has completed secondary school, which is higher than in the rest of the country. Nevertheless, gender disparities exist with regard to schooling, especially in rural areas. And rural women have fewer options to diversify into other kinds of jobs. In more recent years, a large number of rural women have withdrawn from the labor force. While fewer  urban women work than urban men, nearly one in two among them have salaried jobs. Karnataka’s child sex ratio is higher than the national average Child sex ratio, 2011 (age 0-6) females per 1,000 males 1,000 972 970 970 969 964 962 957 957 956 948 948 950 943 943 942 941 939 936 935 919 918 909 902 900 894 890 890 888 871 862 834 850 846 800 AR MG MZ CG KL AS SK TR WB KA JH NL TN GA OD AP MN BH AI MP HP UP MH GJ UK RJ DL JK PJ HR Low Income States are highlighted in orange, AI is All India. After a decade of decline, child sex ratio increased a little in Karnataka after 2001 Child sex ratio, (age 0-6) females per 1,000 males 1,000 960 946 948 950 900 850 800 1991 2001 2011 1 June 20, 2017 Karnataka Gender Maternal mortality is improving in Karnataka Maternal mortality ratio maternal deaths per 100,000 live births 300 228 200 178 133 100 0 2003 2009 2013 Karnataka has fewer maternal deaths than in many other Indian states Maternal mortality ratio, 2013 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births 300 300 285 285 244 221 221 222 208 208 200 167 141 127 133 112 113 100 92 79 68 61 0 KL MH TN AP GJ WB HR KA PJ AI BH JH MP CG OD RJ UP UK AS Data for 19 large states and All India. Low income states are highlighted in orange and AI is All India. 2 June 20, 2017 Karnataka Gender A third of Karnataka’s women have secondary school education, which is slightly higher than the national average Secondary education attainment among women, 2012 (% adults) 70 60 57 52 50 46 43 41 40 38 38 35 34 34 33 31 30 30 28 28 26 26 26 26 22 21 21 20 20 20 20 16 16 16 15 14 10 0 DL GA NL KL HP MN PJ MH TN HR KA UK MG MZ AR JK AP AI GJ SK AS UP JH WB MP CG OD RJ BH TR Low Income States are highlighted in orange, AI is All India. There are gender disparities in schooling among adults in Karnataka, rural women lag behind urban Education attainment, 2012 (% adults) 50 46 Rural Females 40 36 33 45 19 14 22 30 20 19 19 Urban Females 17 17 14 19 14 13 53 10 0 Males Females 0 20 40 60 80 100 ■ Illiterate ■ Literate or primary school completed ■ Middle school completed ■ Secondary school or higher completed 3 June 20, 2017 Karnataka Gender Gender gaps in schooling are narrowing for the young in Karnataka Enrolled in education institutes, (%) 2005 21-23 6 14 8 Female Male 18-20 20 24 4 15-17 50 55 5 Age 12-14 78 86 8 9-11 93 96 3 6-8 93 94 1 100 80 60 40 20 0 20 40 60 80 100 Enrolled in education institutes, (%) 2012 21-23 9 19 10 Female Male 18-20 39 49 10 15-17 72 81 9 Age 12-14 93 95 2 9-11 99 96 -3 6-8 92 92 0 100 80 60 40 20 0 20 40 60 80 100 4 June 20, 2017 Karnataka Gender Female labor force participation in Karnataka is similar to the national average Female labor force participation rate, 2012 (%) 70 63 63 60 55 55 49 50 47 43 41 40 40 38 38 37 37 36 33 33 32 32 31 31 30 30 27 25 25 25 24 20 19 17 15 10 9 0 HP SK CG MG MZ AP RJ NL TN MH AR TR UK MN KA OD JK KL AI MP GJ PJ JH WB UP GA HR AS DL BH Low Income States are highlighted in orange, AI is All India. There was a massive decline in female labor force participation in Karnataka after 2005, specially in rural areas Labor force participation rate, (%) 100 89 88 82 80 81 80 78 Rural Male 60 62 62 Urban Male Rural Female 40 Urban Female 38 28 20 26 23 0 1993-94 2004-05 2011-12 5 June 20, 2017 Karnataka Gender Women in rural Karnataka work mainly on the farm, more non-farm jobs for men Share of employed, 2012 (%) Rural Males Rural Females 3 9 7 13 11 12 66 79 ■ Farm - All ■ Non-farm Self Employed ■ Non-farm Salaried ■ Non-farm Casual Wage One in two women workers have salaried jobs in urban Karnataka, greater self-employment among men Share of employed, 2012 (%) Urban Males Urban Females 8 11 8 14 28 36 43 53 ■ Farm - All ■ Non-farm Self Employed ■ Non-farm Salaried ■ Non-farm Casual Wage 6 June 20, 2017