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Achievement motivation of Indian women requires research because widespread gender discrimination obstructs their progress. Studies show that facets of locus of control and professional and family values correlated with the achievement motivation of women in college education in India. But identifying the most important correlates would help formulate better policies for women’s empowerment. So the present study intended to ascertain which among career values, family values and locus of control (Individual Control, Powerful Others and Chance Control)―was principally associated with achievement motivation of female arts and science undergraduates. Area and stratified random sampling techniques were combined to select a sample of 1,825 women undergraduates from 38 colleges in six districts of West Bengal (a state in India). Of them, 933 belonged to arts and 892 belonged to science faculties. The Career and Family Values Scale, Levenson’s Scale for Locus of Control, Indian Adaptation, and Achievement Motivation Scale were all administered to participants in groups of up to 30 per session. Data collection took place in colleges. Bivariate correlations were calculated separately for participants from arts and science faculties. Irrespective of the faculty, it emerged that Individual Control and Career Values were linked with higher achievement motivation of participants. This suggests a rise in women’s empowerment in India.
Paromita Ghosh (Tue,) studied this question.