Female students constituted fifty one per cent of the total number of students. For every 100 male school graduates, there were 117 female school graduates. The choice of subjects however differed between male and female students. See Table 1. However, more men than women went on to pursue universityeducation.
Most female students tend to enroll in education andvocational studies.
A few of them choose arts and social sciences, legal and business studies and science and technology. See Table 1.1 2.2.d. Education has helped in changing existing gender roles as Tibetan women are now more educated and informed and are increasingly becoming more optimistic about their prospects. They work as doctors, nurses, administrators and artists. The earliest rehabilitation projects included some health care centers which were funded by non-governmental organizations.