Women's Participation in UPSC Civil Services Below 40%, Transgender Representation Negligible

Imagine a big test in India that people take to become important government officials, called the UPSC Civil Services Exam.

For many years, from 2010 to 2021, fewer than 40 out of every 100 people taking this test were girls or women.

Also, very, very few people who are transgender even tried to take the test, and none of them were able to pass.

This is happening even though India is trying to make sure everyone is treated equally.

The reasons for this are like facing many obstacles.

For girls, sometimes families don't support them as much as they support boys for expensive coaching classes, or they worry more about them getting married than their careers.

Some women also have to do more chores at home, making it hard to study.

For transgender people, it's even harder because they might face discrimination from school all the way to university, making it tough to even get to the test.

Even though there are more women taking the test now than before, their numbers are still not as high as men's.

The experience for transgender people is even more difficult.