District Collector Snehil Kumar Singh has said that the biggest difference between north India and Kerala is women’s participation in workforce.
Opening the golden jubilee celebrations of Women’s Indian Association (WIA) and Padmasree Kalyana Mandapam in Kozhikode on Wednesday, he said the people of Kerala had largely accepted the presence of women in most jobs, unlike in Delhi or other north Indian States. “Kerala has excelled in creating social awareness for women to become active members of society,” he said.
Explaining the concept of ‘Pradhan Pati’ in grama panchayats in Bihar (where though women are presidents of panchayats in seats reserved for them, their husbands often rule on their behalf), Mr. Singh said the system had changed over the past 10 years, and women have begun started taking decisions themselves. He appreciated WIA for being a good support system for women.
