Women Empowerment and Indian Perspective

Empowerment is used to ensuring social transformation and economic development of a society. It includes political participation and also influencing the political decision. Participation as empowerment is related to redistribution of power in society. Participation denotes with sharing or taking part in development process. It can empower the marginalize section of society to take and improve their social status. According to the UN Summit, 1994 empowerment is the process, which strengthens the competence of people in general and of the oppressed section of society. The betterment of the deprived section of society can be expected only by enabling them to participate in socio-economic and political affair of society. This article analyzes the position of women in India, women and education, political justice, and constitutional and legislative safeguards to women’s empowerment.