Women Empowerment In India Research Articles

What determines women empowerment in India? A capability-based approach

What determines women empowerment in India? A capability-based approach

Women Empowerment in India

Women's empowerment is a contentious issue. Women enjoyed equal status and power to men throughout the earlier Stone Age period. However, during the post-Vedic and epic times, they began to have certain challenges. History demonstrates that women were frequently treated like slaves. The standing of women has been progressively shifting from the early 20th century (national movement), and the British people are to thank for this. It is only after the Independence of India, under the able leadership of Dr. Ambedkhar , the constitutional makers and national leaders started strongly demanding and also reiterating the equal social position of women with men. it is good to learn that a few number of women have been able to establish their potentialities. Therefore, this paper suggests that each and every human being should be careful in taking steps to promote the statuses of women and respect their dignity

Political Empowerment of Women in India: Understanding the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam

Political Empowerment of Women in India: Understanding the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam

Women Empowerment in India since 1947: A Critical Analysis

The issue of women's empowerment is not new, this is an early concept. To empower the nation, we should empower the women. Discrimination between men and women, domestic violence, lack of education, lack of awareness about the government's efforts for women's empowerment and sexual harassment are the most common problems faced by women. Although various measures have been taken by the government and supporting bodies. The purposes of this paper are to explore the various schemes, acts, and laws for women's empowerment and to identify the status of women at present. For this research, various secondary resources like research papers, reports by various ministry organisations and reports by government, non-government and international organizations are used. Government and other supporting bodies' role in women's empowerment is reviewed. Based on analysis, it was found that women are not aware of their social and legal rights, especially in rural areas. They feel inferior to themselves economically or socially or prestigiously compared to men. Though several steps have been taken by the government and other supporting bodies like NGO’s, still the women's condition in society is not satisfactory. Various rules and regulations have been formulated but the government must ensure that these rules are followed properly in the society. Women do not even know their rights; education can improve these inequalities. So, more efforts need to be made for women empowerment, so that women can use their full potential and contribute to themselves, family, society, and country. At the end of research paper, it was concluded that to encourage women empowerment women’s education, employment opportunities and support for self-employment must be promoted.

Issues, challenges and constitutional provisions for women empowerment in India

Issues, challenges and constitutional provisions for women empowerment in India

Effect of Micro Finance on Women Empowerment in India – A Review

Abstract: The paper examines how microfinance impacts women’s empowerment and highlights the significance of women’s empowerment in economic development. Indian women’s status is not good as compared to men in respect of power, control over economic resources, wages, education, confidence, economic independence, social security, financial resources, over dependence on creditors to get credit, family ties, gender discrimination, sexual harassment etc. Consequently, various studies have investigated the relationship between developmental tools like microfinance and women’s empowerment. The findings indicate that microfinance, particularly through micro-credit, has had a positive impact on women’s well-being. However, most studies have only focused on one aspect of women’s empowerment, mostly at the household level. Therefore, developmental initiatives should address multiple dimensions of women’s empowerment at all levels

An Analysis of Different Approaches to Women Empowerment : A Case Study of India

Women empowerment in India is the most effective tool for development these days; women across the world are actively working as a leader and surpassing others in all the spheres of life. As the entire world is clasping its breath and praying every single day for an incredible escape from the COVID-19 Pandemic, it is the women governors and nations steered by these amazing figures who are taking over the responsibility and marching ahead in the battle alone wherever required. Women empowerment in India is dependent up to a great extent on numerous different variables that encompass geographical setting (urban/rural), social status (caste and class), educational status, and age factor. Actions on women empowerment exist at the state, local (panchayat), and national levels. However, women encounter differentiation in most sectors like education, economic opportunities, health and medical assistance, and political participation, which demonstrates that there are substantial gaps between strategy advancements and real exercise at the community level. This paper is descriptive in nature and analyzes the different approaches to women empowerment in India using various indicators based on data from secondary sources.

Empower HER: Education as a Force against Violence on Women

Violence against women is perhaps the most shameful human rights violation, and it is perhaps the most pervasive. It is a particularly severe problem in India. While 2020 saw the registration of 28,046 cases of rape, this increased to 31,677 in 2021. Conversely, overall crimes against women rose from 56.5% in 2020 to 64.5% in 2021. The majority of cases categorised as crimes against women were reported under ‘Cruelty by husband or his relatives’ (31.8%), followed by ‘Assault on woman with intent to outrage her modesty’ (20.8%), ‘Kidnapping and abduction of women’ (17.6%) and ‘Rape’ (7.4%) (NCRB, 2021). The Government of India has enacted specific laws and implemented several schemes operated by different departments and ministries to safeguard the interests of women and uplift their status in society. In spite of constitutional guarantees, legislative provisions, judiciary mandate and administrative efforts, women security in India is still lacking in some areas. Mere enactment of laws and chalking out of schemes are not much effective for curbing these atrocities thereby empowering women. This empowerment is possible only through education. Thus, empowering women through education has become the need of the hour. This paper is an attempt to analyse women empowerment in India by looking into the laws and schemes of the Government of India for addressing the violence against them. The study reveals that the women of India are relatively disempowered and gender gap still exists in spite of the various efforts undertaken by the Government. This paper further discusses the impact of education on empowerment of women and how it can bring about a positive change in the attitude of people. The study concludes by observing that access to education is just an enabling factor to empowerment but to achieve the goal, depends largely on the change in the attitude of both men and women towards women.

Informal enterprise as harbinger of women empowerment in India

Informal enterprise as harbinger of women empowerment in India

Does women empowerment associate with reduced risks of intimate partner violence in India? evidence from National Family Health Survey-5.

Women empowerment is commonly believed to be an important factor affecting a woman's likelihood of facing violence from her intimate partner. Even as countries invest in policies that aim to strengthen women empowerment, studies show that increase in women empowerment does not necessarily decrease intimate partner violence (IPV) against them. Against this paradox, the present study seeks to understand the specific empowerment components that associate with IPV against women in India. It also studies the state-level distribution of the different types of IPV. The study analyses state-level data from the National Family Health Survey, India (2019-21). A total of 72,056 women responded to the domestic violence questionnaire. The Dimension Index (DI) was used to compute composite scores for Women Empowerment and for IPV to rank states and Union Territories. The correlation between Women Empowerment and IPV scores was determined using Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. The state of Karnataka had the highest composite score of IPV and also showed the highest burdens of physical, sexual and emotional IPV, while Lakshadweep had the lowest burden. Physical IPV was the most common form of IPV for most states across the country. The states in the western part of India had reduced burdens for all three types of IPV. Three specific components of empowerment, viz. household decision-making and mobile phone ownership significantly associated with reduction of all three types of IPV. Hygienic menstrual practices strongly associated with reduction of sexual and emotional IPV. However, property ownership of women increased risks of all three types of IPV, while employment had no significant association with any type of IPV. The study found no significant reduction in overall IPV with improvement in women empowerment. However, it identifies components of empowerment that associate with IPV. Household decision-making, ownership of mobile phones, and hygienic menstrual practices associated with a lowered risk. By contrast, owning property increased the risk. The findings of this study would inform future research and intervention that aim to strengthen specific components of women empowerment in India and other low-and-middle-income countries.

The Crucial Role Of Information Technology In The Enhancement of Women Empowerment In India

The women of the modern world are able to move to their preferences namely the "domestic and the public world". It is very natural that human beings are born with equal social and living rights but the social system and mental narrowness have made women's rights restricted and bound by male dominance activities. In this modern era, high technologies enable us to connect each other from"education to employment, politics to creativity". It has been notified that a "global technology revolution" has taken place and in this situation, if women are not being a part of it based on their rights, the future of women's rights also will be desolated. Thus, the government has launched several laws and acts for stabilizing the women'rights that has been not implemented properly. Information technology has become one of the vital parts of the world to run everyday technological devices. Accompanied by the development of internet access, the acts and laws against women's rights can be unlocked for all. Different methods are used for gaining knowledge about the concepts of information technology and women's rights. The information and data collected from reviewed articles are evaluated in literature review. The significance role of information technology in making the future of women's human rights is discussed in this article.

Achieving Gender Equality through Women Empowerment in India: A Study in the Context of Sustainable Development.

According to UN data, women and girls constitutes 50% of the world’s population and therefore, half of mankind’s potential. The 5th Sustainable Development Goal is about achieving gender equality and empowering women. However, existing literature suggests that widespread gender inequality acts as a hinderance to sustainable development. This study aims at uncovering the role of women empowerment in achieving gender equality and thereby ensuring sustainable development in India. Qualitative methodology and secondary sources are employed to collect data. According to published studies, contribution of women work force towards economic development of the country is less compared to men work force. Similarly, in the political sphere men dominates and participation of women in decision making process is comparatively less. Women related violence and crime has increased manifolds in the past decade. Studies also state that women participation in climate change dialogue is also less in India. This study concludes that unless women are not empowered and gender equality is not achieved, women cannot play a significant role in economic, political, social, and environmental spheres. And to achieve sustainable development recognizing only men’s contributions will not suffice. Hence, this study tries to draw the attention of the policy makers to commit and work towards women empowerment and utilize the potential of the entire country to attain sustainable development.

An Empirical Study on Status of Women Empowerment in India

An Empirical Study on Status of Women Empowerment in India

Empowerment of women in India as different perspectives based on the AHP-TOPSIS inspired multi-criterion decision making method

The multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method often entails a number of steps, such as identifying the decision problem, defining the criteria, calculating the weighting of the criteria, assessing the alternatives against the criteria, and finally choosing the best alternative based on the overall evaluation. In this paper, the essential factor for sports, politics, journalism or media, and technological empowerment of women in India are found by MCDM techniques, which may also be utilized to examine the key factors influencing women’s empowerment. The uses the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) MCDM methodologies are taken to discover the optimal criteria for empowerment. The decision-making for finding the factors is done by taking multi experts’ opinions. First, determined the best criteria among the six criterion’s, such as Family Support (C1), Financial Support (C2), Cultural and Religious Barrier (C3), Child Marriage (C4), Nutrition (C5), and Shame and concealment (C6). The weights are calculated by the AHP method. According to the importance of the criteria, select a significant alternative for empowering women in many fields. Also take six possibilities into consideration, which are Empowerment in Sports (A1), Empowerment in Politics (A2), Empowerment in Administrative Service (A3), Empowerment of Journalism or Media (A4), Empowerment for Social Work (A5) and Empowerment of Technological (A6) and they are ranked by TOPSIS method. To verify the validity and robustness of our result, sensitivity analysis is performed by removing some criteria to make sure the procedure is reliable and a comparative study using a fuzzy environment.

Women Empowerment in India: Emerging Dimensions

Women empowerment is the most talked about work of the present time. Through this, not only the prevalent evils are ending, but also the social and economic development of women is taking place at a rapid pace. Governments have developed various schemes for the all-round development of women. Along with this, laws have also been made to provide security to them. In order to stop the rapidly increasing crimes against women, the work of providing protection to them by making various types of laws has been done by the governments. Although the government is giving priority to education to raise the social, economic and political status of women. Women empowerment is actually enhancing the abilities of women and developing them as a useful resource. By eliminating the problem like gender-discrimination, it is possible to make all-round development of women by giving them more preference than men in every type of service. In this research paper, an attempt has been made to know the status of social, economic, political and cultural problems faced by women at present and to suggest measures for their redressal.
 Abstract in Hindi Language:
 महिला सशक्तिकरण वर्तमान समय का सबसे चर्चित कार्य है। इसके माध्यम से न केवल व्यापत कुरीतियों का अन्त हो रहा है बल्कि महिलाओं का सामाजिक व आर्थिक विकास तीव्र गति से हो रहा है। महिलाओँ के सर्वागीण विकास के लिए सरकारो ने विभिन्न प्रकार की योजनाऐं विकसित की है। इसके साथ उन्हे सुरक्षा प्रदान करने हेतु कानूनो का निमार्ण भी किया गया है। महिलाओं के साथ तीव्र गति से बढ़ते अपराध को रोकने के लिए विभिन्न प्रकार के कानून बनाकर उनको सरक्षंण प्रदान करने का कार्य सरकारों द्वारा किया गया है। यद्यपि सरकार ने महिलओं का सामाजिक, आर्थिक तथा राजनीतिक स्तर उच्च करने हेतु शिक्षा को वरीयता दी जा रही है। महिला सशक्तिकरण वास्तव में महिलाओं की योग्यता को निखारकर उन्हे एक उपयोगी संसाधन के रूप में विकसित करना है। लिंग-भेद जैसी समस्या को समाप्त करके प्रत्येक प्रकार की सेवा में महिलाओं की पुरूषो से ज्यादा वरीयता प्रदान करके महिलाओं का सर्वागीण विकास किया जाना संभव है। मैं अपने इस शोध पत्र में वर्तमान में महिलाओं के सामने सामाजिक, आर्थिक, राजनीतिक तथा सांस्कृतिक समस्याओं की स्थिति जानेन तथा उनके निवारण हेतु उपायो का बताने का प्रयास किया गया है।
 Keywords: महिला सशिक्तरण, शिक्षा, रोजगार, स्वास्थ्य, सामाजिक, आर्थिक, विकास

A Comparison of the Mahila Samman Savings Certificate with Other Small Savings Schemes for the Empowerment of Women in India

Background/purpose: Despite this, women are having high exposure and they are working in all fields like defense, engineering, medicine, etc. In order to make all women in the nation attain a standard Women Empowerment is needed. Women Empowerment focuses on empowering each and every woman in the country to make them independent in all aspects of society, to be aware of their rights, and to make them equipped with physical security. Objective: This paper focuses, Mahila Samman Savings Certificate, A New Modest Savings Scheme for Women in India, programs available to women and girls in India, as well as women who are gaining benefits from various government programs that have been implemented with government aid, are the main topics of this article. Design/Methodology/Approach: Numerous programs for women are funded by the central government and are sponsored by the Indian government. A research study has been undertaken to learn about these plans and make a comparison of these programs. The Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Google, Google Scholar, new papers, journals, theses, and other websites were some of the sources used to compile the secondary data for this research study. Findings: This article focuses on the different schemes and factors that have made women's empowerment possible. The Mahila Samman Small Savings Yojana Program and other women-specific small savings initiatives are the primary subjects of this study. The Mahila Samman Savings Certificate Program is a modest savings program supported purely by the government for women and girls. Therefore, it has no credit risk and, pays the highest rate of interest when compared to other programs. Small Savings Scheme, for example, pays the highest rate of interest when compared to fixed-rate deposits (FDs) offered by public banks in various states, while Sukhnya Samridi Yojana has a shorter tenure of just two years. Originality/Value: This paper focuses on the different schemes and purposes that have made women's empowerment possible. The Mahila Samman Small Savings Yojana Program and other women-specific small savings initiatives are the primary subjects of this study. Paper Type: Research Paper

A Comparison of the Mahila Samman Savings Certificate with Other Small Savings Schemes for the Empowerment of Women in India

A Comparison of the Mahila Samman Savings Certificate with Other Small Savings Schemes for the Empowerment of Women in India

Role of Education in the Empowerment of Women in India

Education is not only the main pillar of nation-building, but through education, a nation moves towards progress. In a country, with different races of people, both men and women became uplifted towards development when illuminated by education. By the united force of men and women, especially women, a country leads its way to the path of success. Women’s empowerment is a necessity for this success. Again, education is the most powerful instrument of empowerment as it generates consciousness that leads to empowerment. Hence, to pave the way for women’s emancipation and empowerment, education plays a pivotal and inevitable role. According to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru –"If you teach a male, you educate an individual If you educate a lady, you educate an entire family.” Women who are educated and empowered succeed in society, business, and family life. So, Women empowerment refers to increasing women's social, economic, and educational power. It refers to an environment where there is no gender bias and equal rights in the community, society, and workplaces. Today, according to the GOI report, the male literacy rate is currently at 84%, while the female literacy rate is less than 70%. Again, the most recent labor force surveys conducted by the NSSO (National Sample Survey Office) published the female worker population ratio (%) on a status basis in the country during 2013-14 and 2015-16 are 29.6% and 25.8% respectively. Education helps women become aware of their rights, dignity, and opportunities. It gives them the chance to make a more meaningful decision in terms of political engagement and decision-making choices about life. Thus, education can benefit from building self-confidence, self-efficiency, and decision-making power and increasing gender parity in an organization or institution

Vocational Skill Development Imperative for Women Empowerment in India

This study focuses on identifying inherent skills in women and the need for women to develop vocational skills. Awareness of various government schemes and the benefits of being a skilled woman is highlighted. An empirical study has been made to collect information and statistical data. A strength, weakness, opportunity, and threat (SWOT) analysis is carried out. The findings are promising. Skill development teaches women about power from within, decision-making power, control over financial, physical, and knowledge-based assets, and power with ability. Homemakers will soon become breadwinners, and vice versa, depending on suitability and necessity. These days are not far. A skill-armed woman is a home to a self-sustaining life. Equipping women with employable vocational skills in India can certainly lead to an “equal skill, equal pay” scenario.

The Changing Face of Women Empowerment in India: An Analysis

India's situation has seen a lot of improvement after the 90s, today women go outside their homes to study and make their name famous in every field. Like today women are doing all the work which a man can do in the field of medical, engineering, education, security etc. But just by talking about bringing women forward and making such a plan by the government, the spirit of women empowerment cannot be developed properly. So we need to go step by step with the government, if we are able to change the conservative thinking of the people and it is possible and successful in developing the spirit of women empowerment, then our country will develop all round and soon the country will get rid of hunger, Problems like poverty will go away and our country India will also be counted among the categories of developed countries.
 Abstract in Hindi Language:
 90 के दशक के बाद भारत की स्थिति में काफी सुधार देखने को मिला है, महिलाएं आज घरों से बाहर पढ़ने के लिए जाती हैं और हर क्षेत्र मे अपना नाम रोशन करती हैं। जैसे आज महिलाएं मेडिकल, इंजीनियरिंग, शिक्षा, सुरक्षा आदि के क्षेत्र मे जा कर हर वह काम कर रही हैं जो एक पुरुष कर सकता है। लेकिन सिर्फ नारी को आगे लाने की बात करने और सरकार द्वारा ऐसी योजना बना देने से महिला सशक्तिकरण की भावना का उचित विकास नहीं हो सकता। अतः हमें जरूरत है सरकार के साथ कदम से कदम मिलाने की, अगर हम लोगों की रूढ़िवादी सोच को बदलने में कामयाब रहे और महिला सशक्तिकरण की भावना का विकास करने में संभव और सफल रहे तो हमारा देश चैमुखी विकास करेगा और जल्द ही देश से भुखमरी, गरीबी जैसी समस्याएं दूर हो जाएंगी और हमारा देश भारत भी विकसित देश की श्रेणियों में गिना जाएगा।
 Keywords: महिला, भारत, सशक्तिकरण, वर्तमान।