The chapter pointed out how unfair this was, considering that as early as 1869 John Stuart Mill had written about the subjugation of women and need for their equality. But the chapter did not articulate the concept of a career woman. The other major contribution of the Commission was that it recommended that the number of women's colleges in the country should be increased. Over time, this recommendation has been put into effect. There were less than a hundred women's colleges in the country when the Commission submitted its report.
Today there are more than twelve hundred.
In 1958-59, almost ten years after the appointment of the University Education Commission, the government of India appointed a National Commission for Women. This Commission was headed by a woman who had been active in the nationalist movement, was a member of the first Planning Commission appointed in Independent India, and was the first chairperson of the country's Central Social Welfare Board. She had also been active in the nationalist movement for freedom, and was one of those whom Gandhi had chosen to send for a university education. The National Commission for women recommended special hostels, special colleges and special scholarships for women. It recommended special syllabi for women and specified that these syllabi should focus on creating the right attitudes among them.