FIGURE 8.40 Education and technology access for females. Girls at a primary school in Maharashtra, India, work on Internet-connected computers. Females’ access to education and technology is increasing throughout South Asia but still lags behind that of males. For example, in 2011 in India, the percentage of females enrolled in secondary school was only 79 percent of the number of males enrolled. Courtesy Eric Vandeville/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images