• ANJIL YADAV
• DR. VIVEK KUMAR

ABSTRACT This paper examines the relationship of empowerment to women's self-reported general health status and women's self-reported health during pregnancy in low-income communities in Mumbai. The data on which this paper is based were collected in three study communities located in a marginalized area of Mumbai. We draw on two data sources: in-depth qualitative interviews conducted with 66 married women and a survey sample of 260 married women. Our analysis shows that empowerment functions differently in relation to women's reproductive status. Non-pregnant women with higher levels of empowerment experience greater general health problems, while pregnant women with higher levels of empowerment are less likely to experience pregnancy related health problems. We explain this non-intuitive finding and suggest that a globally defined empowerment measure for women may be less useful that one that is contextually and situationally defined.

Keywords: Empowerment, women, health, pregnancy, India

"WOMEN EMPOWERNMENT IN INDIA:A CRTICAL STUDY WITH REFRENCES TO EMPLOYMENT HEALTH AND EDUCATION", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.173-180, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905323.pdf

"WOMEN EMPOWERNMENT IN INDIA:A CRTICAL STUDY WITH REFRENCES TO EMPLOYMENT HEALTH AND EDUCATION", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp173-180, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905323.pdf