DEVELOPMENT AND EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN WITH GENDER PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

Gender equality is a human right which entitles all persons
irrespective of their gender to live with dignity and with freedom. Gender
equality is also a precondition for all round development and reducing
poverty. Empowered women make invaluable contribution to the
improvement of health conditions and educational status and productivity of
whole families and communities, which in turn improve prospects for the
next generation. The Millennium Development Goal also puts emphasis on
gender equality and empowerment of women. It is now widely accepted that
gender equality and women's empowerment are fundamental cornerstones
for achieving development results. Keeping the status of women
empowerment and its determinants in India, in this paper an attempt is
made to present some of the key determinants of inequalities that exist in
our country so as to have an idea about to what extent the women are
empowered.