• N.SAVITRY,

The present paper examines that the status of Women Empowerment in India and highlights the Issues and Challenges of Women Empowerment. Today the empowerment of women has become one of the most important concerns of 21st century. But practically women empowerment is still an illusion of reality. We observe in our day to day life how women become victimized by various social sins. Women Empowerment is the vital instrument to expand women’s ability to have resources and to make planned life choices. Empowerment of women is essentially the process of upliftment of economic, social and political status of women, the traditionally underprivileged ones, in the society. It is the process of safeguarding them against all forms of violence. As a result acceptance of unequal gender norms by women are still prevailing in the society. The study concludes by an observation that access to Education, Employment and Change in Social Structure are only the enabling factors to Women Empowerment.

Women Empowerment, Education, Health, Socio-Economic and Political Status, Crimes against women and Gender Global Index

"An Analytical Study on Issues and Challenges of Women Empowerment in India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.376-384, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905A63.pdf

"An Analytical Study on Issues and Challenges of Women Empowerment in India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp376-384, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905A63.pdf