WOMEN EMPOWERMENT AND LEADERSHIP IN INDIA

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  • Dr Sulekha Mishra Professor, Dept. of Political Science Govt. M.K.B. Arts & Commerce Autonomous College for Women Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh

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Abstract

The present paper is an attempt to analyze the status of women empowerment and leadership in India. The study reveals that women of India are relatively disempowered and they enjoy somewhat lower status than that of men in spite of many efforts undertaken by government. Gender gap exists regarding access to education and employment. Household decision making power and freedom of movement of women vary considerably with their age, education and employment status. It is found that acceptance of unequal gender norms by women are still prevailing in the society. More than half of the women believe wife beating to be justified for one reason or the other. Fewer women have final say on how to spend their earnings. Control over cash earnings increases with age, education and with place of residence. Women’s exposure to media is also less relative to men. Rural women are more prone to domestic violence than that of urban women. A large 
gender gap exists in political participation too. The study concludes by an observation 
that access to education and employment are only the enabling factors to empowerment, achievement towards the goal, however, depends largely on the 
attitude of the people towards gender equality

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Published

2017-06-30

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Vol. 6 No. 7 (2017): June 2017 Special Issue -(D.N.Jain 5th International Conference )11-13 March 2017

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