Bonfring International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management Science
Online ISSN: 2277-5056 | Print ISSN: 2250-1096 | Frequency: 4 Issues/Year
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A Study on Women Empowerment Programmes in India
Dr.K. Nithya Kala and Aruna P. Remesh
Abstract:
This study is a conceptual study that focuses on the steps taken by government of India to empower women. The gender equality and womens empowerment are two sides of the same coin. Both have multiple magnitudes that together yield a wide variety of indicators. Gender parity is essential for all round development of economy and for poverty eradication especially in developing country like India. Empowered women make invaluable contribution to the improvement of health conditions, educational status and productivity of whole families and communities, which in turn improve prospects of a country. Thus the present study focuses on women empowerment programmes in India.
Keywords: Gender, Women, Equality, Empowerment, Programmes.
Volume: 3 | Issue: Special Issue-03
Pages: 41-46
Issue Date: February , 2018
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