• DR JAYESH N. BAROT

India is the second largest country in the world in term of population followed by China. We are more than one hundred and twenty five crore of which the woman population is more than 45 % of its total population i.e. in 2001 there was 49.70 crore woman in India. India is a country of Indira Gandhi, Mother Terresa, Kasturba, Sunita Williams, Kalpana Chawla, and many more woman personality. Even though in India and in the world women are known as weaker sex while men are known as stronger sex, and stronger sex always have tried to put a weaker sex under their shadow. India is social democratic country where social boundage is stronger than it is in any other country in the world. Woman is generally treated as means of entertainment for a men since long and due to this she legs behind socially, economically, politically and socially in India. She was not allowed to own property, did not have share in property of their parents, and no freedom to choose their job and so on. In early Vedic Era woman enjoyed equal status with men. Rigveda and Upnishad mentioned several names of women sages and seers notably Gargi, Maitri etc. However during the period of Moguls and British rule situation of women worsened. After independence the constitution of India gave equality and certain rights to women e.g No discrimination of gender, equality of opportunity and gave big chances to women to progress in free India. Now we have come across from such darkness we need strong movement to fight for the right of woman and to ensure that they get all right which men have or in other award for woman empowerment. Today we have noticed different Acts and Schemes of the central government as well as state government to empower the women of India. But in India women are discriminated and marginalized at every level of the society whether it is social participation, political participation, economic participation, access to education, and also reproductive healthcare. Women are found to be economically very poor all over the India. This paper is focuses on Socio Economic Status of Woman in Gujarat.

1. Economic Status of Woman - financially Sound 2. Social Status of Woman - Place of woman in Society 3. Empowerment - independent in her on decision self strong

"Socio Economic Status of Woman in Gujarat", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.560-562, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904984.pdf

"Socio Economic Status of Woman in Gujarat", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp560-562, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904984.pdf