<h1>Gender outcomes have improved overall, but son preference and low female employment and reversible contraception use persist.</h1> The Economic Survey 2017-18 assesses gender across Agency, Attitudes, and Outcomes, reporting improvements on 14 of 17 indicators but persistent challenges in female labor force participation, reversible contraception use, and son preference. It notes regional heterogeneity with North-Eastern states outperforming others and that development alone has not erased deep-rooted son preference. The Survey endorses Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Sukanya Samridhi Yojana, and mandatory maternity leave as positive policies and urges a national commitment to confront meta-preference for sons and to strengthen measures advancing women's agency and outcomes.