• Dr. THERA RAJESH
• Dr. K.A.EMMANUEL

Empowerment means giving or delegation of power or authority. In other words, it refers to increasing the spiritual, political, social, racial, educational and economic strength of individuals and communities. It often involves the empowered developing confidence in one’s own capacities. Thus women empowerment means delegation of authority to the female human beings, in a very simple manner. The phenomenal growth of banks has created massive employment opportunities for the educated unemployed youth of our nation. The women job-seekers find jobs in banks more attractive and more suitable to their nature. Banks also were not only averse to taking them but even welcomed their entry because women have certain innate traits which fit in with the job requirements. Women need to be empowered in order to make them strong and ready to take up new challenges for building up of the family, society and the nation. In-fact women empowerment is human empowerment itself. The working environment plays a vital role for the women employees in private and public banks. Nowadays, women employees may have a large number of working alternatives in banking sector, and then the environment in workplace becomes a critical factor for keeping the jobs. Several legal measures have been introduced in order to develop the position of women employees. Nationalization of the Indian Banking Sector in 1969 served as the first major step to reduce gender discrimination against women in banking sectors and has provided opportunity for women empowerment. The pattern of Indian women’s employment has changed markedly since the 1970s. Technology has indeed played a significant role in this change. Increasing women literacy, growing economic pressure, and desire to gain economic and social independence are pushing womenfolk to take up gainful career in banks. In this context, this paper highlights the Women Empowerment - Role of Women in Banking Sector

Empowerment, Women, Participation, Banking sector, Challenges

"WOMEN EMPOWERMENT – ROLE OF WOMEN IN BANKING SECTOR ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no.92-98, March-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAP06015.pdf

"WOMEN EMPOWERMENT – ROLE OF WOMEN IN BANKING SECTOR ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no. pp92-98, March-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAP06015.pdf