Abstract
Empowerment of women forms an important part of a developmental process of a country. The meaning of Women empowerment lies in the ability of a woman to control her destiny. The present study focuses on the EAG (Empowered Action Group) states i.e. Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand because these states have more than 40% of the total population in India and are also backward in social, economic, demographic status. Data for the EAG states from NFHS-4 and NFHS-5 was used for the analysis. We studied the level of women empowerment in these states through some indicators under broad components of evidence, sources, and settings of women empowerment from NFHS-4 to NFHS-5. Some indicators such as decision-making, family planning (evidence), employment, educational status (sources), gender-based violence, and marriage before age 18 (settings) have shown an improvement over previously conducted surveys (NFHS 4). While indicators such as the use of bank accounts, mobile phones, and maintenance of menstrual hygiene(sources) posted a considerably higher increase.
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