Maharashtra Gender Women and girls in Maharashtra have experienced mixed progress. On the bright side, maternal mortality in the state is low and declining. Moreover, women in Maharashtra are better educated than in many other states, with more girls going to school today and staying on longer. However, the child sex ratio in the state is below the national average; what’s worse, it is falling. On the work front, while more of Maharashtra’s rural women work than in other states, they have been exiting the labor force in large numbers since 2005. By contrast, very few urban women work. But, when they do, they hold jobs that are similar to those held by urban men. Child sex ratio in Maharashtra is lower than in many other states Child sex ratio, 2011 (age 0-6) females per 1,000 males 1,000 972 970 970 969 964 962 957 957 956 948 948 950 943 943 942 941 939 936 935 919 918 909 902 900 894 890 890 888 871 862 850 846 834 800 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. Child sex ratio has been deteriorating in Maharashtra Child sex ratio, (age 0-6) females per 1,000 males 1,000 946 950 913 900 894 850 800 1991 2001 2011 1 June 20, 2017 Maharashtra Gender Maternal health has been improving in Maharashtra Maternal mortality ratio maternal deaths per 100,000 live births 200 149 104 100 68 0 2003 2009 2013 Maharashtra has fewer maternal deaths than most other states in the country 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 Maharashtra Gender Secondary school attainment among Maharashtra’s women in 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 in Maharashtra, rural women lag behind urban Education attainment, 2012 (% adults) 60 50 50 Rural Females 40 39 21 17 23 35 30 29 Urban Females 21 20 19 17 17 12 17 17 17 50 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 Maharashtra Gender Gender gaps in schooling have narrowed for the young in Maharashtra Enrolled in education institutes, (%) 2005 21-23 9 16 7 Female Male 18-20 23 34 11 15-17 58 68 10 Age 12-14 84 88 4 9-11 96 96 0 6-8 91 89 -2 100 80 60 40 20 0 20 40 60 80 100 Enrolled in education institutes, (%) 2012 21-23 Female 16 30 14 Male 18-20 44 55 11 15-17 80 84 4 Age 12-14 95 96 1 9-11 99 98 -1 6-8 94 92 -2 100 80 60 40 20 0 20 40 60 80 100 4 June 20, 2017 Maharashtra Gender Female labor force participation in Maharashtra is higher than 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. While more rural women work than urban in Maharashtra, their participation has dropped sharply after 2005 Labor force participation rate, (%) 100 86 84 79 80 79 79 75 71 Rural Male 60 66 Urban Male Rural Female 52 40 Urban Female 20 27 25 22 0 1993-94 2004-05 2011-12 5 June 20, 2017 Maharashtra Gender Rural women in Maharashtra work mostly on the farm, rural men have more non-farm jobs Share of employed, 2012 (%) Rural Males Rural Females 7 3 3 5 12 11 70 89 ■ Farm - All ■ Non-farm Self Employed ■ Non-farm Salaried ■ Non-farm Casual Wage When urban women work in Maharashtra, they have similar jobs as urban men Share of employed, 2012 (%) Urban Males Urban Females 3 8 7 9 34 29 55 54 ■ Farm - All ■ Non-farm Self Employed ■ Non-farm Salaried ■ Non-farm Casual Wage 6 June 20, 2017