Dimensions Of Women Higher Education In Coimbatore

The present study on Dimensions of Women Higher Education in Coimbatore would concentrate on estimating the rate of returns of womens higher education in a selected area of Coimbatore city. Standard Mincerian earnings function and extended earnings function were used to investigate the education – earnings relationship among selected women and test the hypothesis of positive returns to education. In addition, the job satisfaction pattern of the individuals was also analyzed. The findings suggested that the private rates of return to education of selected women were positive at virtually all educational levels. The rates of return to education were found to be higher, the higher the educational level, the result inconsistent with the findings of other researchers in this area. The job satisfaction pattern also increased with level of education.