A Study on the Empowerment of Rural Women through Mgnres, Specifically Focusing on Sivakasi Block in Virudhunagar District

Abstract

The main goal of the empowerment process is to alter the structure and course of institutional forces that, in a particular situation, marginalize women and other underprivileged groups. The MGNREGA is the first of its kind to guarantee wage employment to people living in rural areas, especially women. It has a favorable effect on women's employment and employment patterns in recent years. Promoting gender equality through wage employment, particularly for women, is the main goal of the "Women Employment" Act. This study explores how women are empowered culturally and economically in the study area through the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, with a particular focus on the 43 Gram panchayats in the Sivakasi block of Virdhunagar District.