Abstract: Socio economic empowerment of women is highly significant issue of our times. Over the past few decades worldwide women empowerment has been an issue of immense contemplation and discussion. This agenda certainly has been on top of the lists of most government plans and programs as well. In India there are so many saints and statesmen who have struggled hard for empowerment of women. In a developing nation like India empowerment of women is a multi-dimensional aspect which demands active participation of various stakeholders. Series of constitutional promotional and protective measures are designed and implemented in India to achieve goal of empowerment of women. In present time’s women studies has become an important branch of academic mainstream in India. Rapid progress in SHG formation has now turned into an empowerment movement among women across the country. More recently series of innovative approaches are adopted to ensure equality of empowerment and opportunity to women in all respects. Gender justice and empowerment is considered as a vital necessity in India. Educational and social empowerment includes orientation, training and academic progress of women. Physical empowerment includes nutrition, health, food, sanitation, life expectancy and growth. Micro finance certainly is a major tool for women empowerment and is necessary to overcome exploitation, create confidence for economic self-reliance of the poor and downtrodden, particularly rural women. Social empowerment of women includes better status in the family, right to property, social freedom, social mobility, family welfare, gender equity and social transformation. Economic empowerment of women as such includes control of research right to property, improvement in standard of living, fulfillment of essential and basic needs, entrepreneurship development and also improvement of bargaining power of women. Legal empowerment of women includes constitutional protection, protection against gender based discrimination, fundamental rights, women courts, women specific laws and other safety measures. Political empowerment includes political participation, political reservation and political leadership development of women. On the outset spiritual empowerment includes emancipation from misbelieves, superstitions, certain customs, traditions and unhealthy practices that which safeguard the interests of women. In present times, state, civil society, media institutions, universities, social organizations, non-government organizations and certain other institutions are called upon to work together to achieve the goal of social and economic empowerment of women in India. Also series of intellectual, innovative research and developmental initiatives are also developed with a better view to empower women in all respects.
Keywords: Women empowerment, economic empowerment, bargaining power, family welfare, gender equity, civil society, fundamental rights.
Title: AN ANALYSIS OF RECENT TRENDS, ISSUES, FUTURE DIRECTIONS OF SOCIO ECONOMIC WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN INDIA
Author: Abhinaya H, Jayadatta S
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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