The Constraints in Empowerment of Rural Women

The constraints have been classified as personal, social and economic. Insufficiency of loans and too little income derived from income generating activities were reported as major economic constraints by 60.06 per cent and 65.60 per cent respondents, respectively. Only 1.48 per cent and 1.11 per cent respondents felt that they were not a constraints. Personal and economic constraints seem to affect empowerment considerably when compared to social constraints. Of the personal constraints, lack of education and lack of training seemed to be the major constraints to empowerment as reported by 94.10 per cent and 88.80 per cent respondents, respectively.