• Jayshri Narzary

Abstract: The paper discusses the need to empower women to prevent domestic violence against them. Domestic violence against women should not occur anywhere at any cause but most of the time it is ignored. Considering the age we are living it’s easy to say but such violence is truly unfortunate and a privilege to the women living in remote and rural villages. However, the author sticks to the point that domestic violence against women is a matter where women living in urban or rural villages may be abused and undergo darkness to their prospects of life. The violence against women includes sexual, physical or emotional abuse by an intimate partner, physical or sexual abuse by family members or others, sexual harassment and abuse by authority figures, trafficking for forced labour or sex, traditional practices such as forced child marriages, dowry-related violence and honour killings, where women are murdered in the name of family honour. Systematic sexual abuse in conflict situations is another form of violence against women. However, life becomes almost a war against survival for such women. The paper emphasizes empowering women through education, employment and awareness of women rights to avoid domestic violence against them. A case study conducted on domestic violence against women in the Bodo community in Chirang District of Assam found that 60% of the women in the region are affected by violent acts due to several causes. Statistic-based studies reveal that the prime cause of domestic violence is of having an alcoholic husband and gender discrimination. The paper discusses about women's empowerment to control domestic violence in the particular study area.

Index Terms: Violence, Awareness, Empowerment

"Domestic Violence and Women Empowerment: A Case Study in Chirang District, Assam", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 6, page no.e450-e455, June-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2406462.pdf

"Domestic Violence and Women Empowerment: A Case Study in Chirang District, Assam", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 6, page no. ppe450-e455, June-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2406462.pdf