Women Empowerment: Need and Challenges

Abstract

This study addresses the theoretical and methodological issues related to women empowerment. Today women empowerment is most important topic in 21^st century. This as an agenda has been on top of the lists of most government plans & programs as well as Efforts have been completed on a regular basis across nations to address this issue and enhance the socio-economic status of women.  This paper goes to understand the role of women and discusses the various challenges of women empowerment in India.  The purpose of the paper is defining the need of women in economic development, sustainable development and role of women in the political decision-making. Need for women empowerment in modern context. The study is based on purely from secondary sources.