Education and Empowerment of Women: Some Critical Issues

Abstract

This article focuses on the role of education in the empowerment of women. After a brief note on the conceptualization of women empowerment, some critical issues involved in empowering women socially, economically and politically as a consequence of their attaining education have been highlighted. Subsequently, an attempt has also been made to analyse the status of women's education in India and the hindrances faced by themon the path of education. Lastly, as a part of concluding remarks, some suggestions have been put forth to improve the educational status of women in order to empower them.