• PALLAVI RAJ

Abstract, The strength of chain is the strength of it weakest link . In a society ,women are the weakest links So that they may be strengthened for strengthening the society as a whole and that is possible only by empowering them. The present paper is an attempt to analyze the status of women empowerment in Darbhanga district using various indicators based on data secondary sources. The study reveal that women of study area are relatively disempowered and they enjoy somewhat lower status then that of men in the spit of many effort undertaken by government. A number of studies have been undertaken on women empowerment at the global level and in India. Some studies dealt on methodological issues, some on empirical analysis and some others on the measures and tools of empowerment. We have presented in this section first some of the important studies which were undertaken at the international level followed by other studies conducted in India.

Empowerment , Development , indicators , secondary sources ,weaker section

"Empowerment and development of female resource in Darbhanga district "A geographical study"", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.669-681, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906241.pdf

"Empowerment and development of female resource in Darbhanga district "A geographical study"", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp669-681, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906241.pdf