“Women Empowerment Through Political Participation: Issues & Challenges”
“WOMEN EMPOWERMENT THROUGH POLITICAL PARTICIPATION:
ISSUES & CHALLENGES”
H.S. ABZAL BASHA ** Dr. B. KRISHNA REDDY*
Research Scholar, SKIM, Professor,
B.SEKHAR *** bkreddy.usha@gmail.com,
Research Scholar, Dept. of Commerce, Mobile: +919440209689,
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Sri Krishnadevaraya Institute of Management, S.K University, Anantapur-515003, Andhra Pradesh
ABSTRACT “You can tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status of its women”
- Jawaharlal Nehru.
The position of women and their status in any society is an index of its civilization. Women are to be considered as equal partners in the process of development. But, because of centuries of exploitation and subjugation, Indian women have remained at the receiving end. Women in India have been the neglected lot. They have not been actively involved in the mainstream of development even though they represent equal proportion of the population and labour force. Primarily women are the means of survival of their families, but are generally unrecognized and undervalued, being placed at the bottom of the pile. Women as an independent target group, account for 591.4 million and represent 48.46% of the country’s population, as per the 2011 census. No country can achieve its potential without adequately investing in and developing the capabilities of women. In the interest of long-term development it is necessary to facilitate their empowerment. In many developing countries, including India, women have much less access to education, jobs, income and power than men. Even after five and half decades of planned development Indian women have not achieved expected success in the mainstream of life. Our country will be unable to
ISSUES & CHALLENGES”
H.S. ABZAL BASHA ** Dr. B. KRISHNA REDDY*
Research Scholar, SKIM, Professor,
B.SEKHAR *** bkreddy.usha@gmail.com,
Research Scholar, Dept. of Commerce, Mobile: +919440209689,
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Sri Krishnadevaraya Institute of Management, S.K University, Anantapur-515003, Andhra Pradesh
ABSTRACT “You can tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status of its women”
- Jawaharlal Nehru.
The position of women and their status in any society is an index of its civilization. Women are to be considered as equal partners in the process of development. But, because of centuries of exploitation and subjugation, Indian women have remained at the receiving end. Women in India have been the neglected lot. They have not been actively involved in the mainstream of development even though they represent equal proportion of the population and labour force. Primarily women are the means of survival of their families, but are generally unrecognized and undervalued, being placed at the bottom of the pile. Women as an independent target group, account for 591.4 million and represent 48.46% of the country’s population, as per the 2011 census. No country can achieve its potential without adequately investing in and developing the capabilities of women. In the interest of long-term development it is necessary to facilitate their empowerment. In many developing countries, including India, women have much less access to education, jobs, income and power than men. Even after five and half decades of planned development Indian women have not achieved expected success in the mainstream of life. Our country will be unable to
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