A Study on Women Empowerment And Its Challenges In Assam

Women empowerment is a crucial topic in the present context and an important variable for social change. The present paper attempts to analyze the status of women's empowerment based on various indicators based on some data from secondary sources. The study explains that the women of India are less empowered than their male counterparts and they enjoy lower status than men despite numerous efforts undertaken by the government. The paper finds that there is a huge gender gap prevailed in access to education, employment, and household decisions. Household decision-making power and freedom of movement are considerably varied with their age, educational attainment, and employment status. Fewer women have their say in the important household decision which is a major cause of women's backwardness. Women’s less control over their property is also observed in the study which is a major concern for women empowerment. Rural women are more prone to domestic violence because rural women are comparatively less educated and unaware of their domestic rights. The study observes that the major cons of women empowerment in India and Assam are lack of quality education lack of employment opportunities for women, social barriers, and negative attitude of society towards women empowerment.