Why is it necessary to give equal training opportunities to male and female artisans in handicrafts?

Correct answer: To increase equality in skill, income and decision-making capacity

Training develops technical skill, product quality, confidence, and access to better work. If women and men receive equal opportunities, women can improve their earning capacity and participate more fully in decisions about production, pricing, marketing, and household income. This also makes women’s contribution visible rather than treating it as unpaid or secondary labour. Equal training supports fairness and strengthens the whole handicraft sector.

Option A is correct because it connects training with skill, income, and decision-making equality. The other choices describe harmful outcomes that contradict the purpose of education and livelihood development. Equal opportunity does not mean every artisan will earn exactly the same amount; it means that gender should not unfairly restrict access to learning, work, markets, or authority.