Key indicators show women's equality in India has a long way to go

Wide gender differences in education, employment and access to basic facilities

Women are less likely to be taught to read and write and to secure employment in India, according to various indicators. A majority of them have never used the Internet.

The gender gap between men and women remains a problem for the country, shows an analysis of government data. Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned several areas of improvement in this regard in his Independence Day speech on Tuesday.

He noted that India had a greater number of women pilots than other countries. Around 15 per cent of India's pilots were women, according to a government reply in Parliament, compared to