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FUNDAMENTALS OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

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Authors:

Chapter 1: Historical Perspectives on Women's Rights ( Pages 1-18)

Author(s): Durllav Borah, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Political Science,

Nandalal Borgohain City College, Dibrugarh Assam, India.

Chapter 2: Economic Empowerment and Financial Independence

for women ( Pages 19-52)

Author(s): Sunira Prasad, Manager DRCC Munger, Bihar, India.

Chapter 3: Government Initiatives & Policesfor Women Empowerment

[ From 2005 to 2025] ( Pages 53-73)

Author(s): Ankita Rana, Assistant Professor, Doon Institute of Management & Research Uttarakhand, India.

Chapter 4: Women Education – A Catalyst for Empowerment ( Pages 74-88)

Author(s): Dr. Aparna Dixit¹ & Dr. Rutuja Deshmukh Jagtap²
¹Architect Planner, Professor, MMIED, Pune, India.
²Architect Planner, Associate Professor, SAUDP, SSPU, Kiwale, Pune, India.

Chapter 5: Challenges in Women’s Empowerment & Development ( Pages 89-95)

Author(s): Dr. Bibha Hazarika, Assistant Professor, Department of Assamese,

Telahi Tuwaram Nath College, Lakhimpur, Assam, India.

Chapter 6: Social and cultural Barriers to women Empowerment ( Pages 96-119)

Author(s): Dr.M.Roja Lakshmi, Postdoctoral Fellow@ PATAMIL,

French Institute of Pondicherry, Pondicherry, India

Chapter 7: Challenges and Strategies for Achieving Gender Equality in Different Sectors ( Pages 120-141)

Author(s): B. Tamilselvi, Assistant Professor, Department of English, PG Department and Research Centre in English, The Madura College (Autonomous), Madurai- 625011, India.

Editor in Chief

Dr. S. Bhakuni, Assoc. Professor, Department of Management, Doon Institute of Management & Research, Rishikesh Uttarakhand, India

Editors

[1] Dr. Ambili Madhu Thampi, Assoc. Professor, K. P. B. Hinduja College of Commerce, University of Mumbai, India

[2] Dr. Mayura Bijale, Head of the Dept., Journalism, ISBJ MIT ADT University, Pune, India

[3] Chitra Bajpai, Senior Research Fellow, Department of English and Modern European Languages, University of Lucknow, India

Focus of the Book

This book explores various aspects of women empowerment in India. Empowerment resembles Women education, Financial independence, Social & cultural development. Government initiatives and policies play crucial role to protect women rights & justice.