• Monu Devi

India is known as a country of disparity in terms of social, cultural and wide economic variations due to the male dominance based social structure. This social setup negatively affects the women’s social and economic wellbeing and hence in that social structure women are considered as second level citizen. Work participation rate of female has directly linked to the development of society or household. Haryana is one of the developed states of India, still being ahead in economic prosperity, much lagged behind in gender-based equality and male dominance in all dimensions of life. The position of women in the Haryana is no better than the other states of India. Haryana state has the great difference among the male-female sex ratio which is a serious concern for social science research as a demographic problem for the state. Now women are requiring for their holistic empowerment and that will take care of them for an enabling process that must lead to their economic as well as social transformation. Hence, the objective of the paper is to address the role of woman work participation in the process of their empowerment with special attention to the gender perspective. The study used the data from Census of India 2011. This paper will examine the regional disparity of female work participation and the improvement of empowerment of women in the state of Haryana. This paper will suggest the idea for focusing much intensively on the issues of women empowerment through enhancement of her education, workforce participation and social participation with people participation and holistic approach.

workforce participation rate, women empowerment, Haryana.

"Role of Women in Economic Development in Haryana", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.278-284, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904042.pdf

"Role of Women in Economic Development in Haryana", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp278-284, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904042.pdf