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Women Employment and Empowerment - an Analysis with Special Reference to Keonjhar, Odisha


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1 Department of Home Science, Govt. Women's College, Keonjhar (Odisha), India
2 Department of Home Science, Sambalpur University, BURLA (Odisha), India
     

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Women development plays an important role in nation's economy. The society can march towards development only when it accepts the women participation, grants responsibility and utilizes her ability. India has witnessed a positive transformation in women's employment and economic development. Present study was conducted among 110 working women of Keonjhar district of Odisha. Various degree of empowerment was observed in fields of social, financial, legal empowerment. The study revelled that decision making was most restricted in financial matters.

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Employed Women, Empowerment, Socio-Econimc Empowerment, Legal Awareness.
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Authors

Vijayeta Priyadarshini
Department of Home Science, Govt. Women's College, Keonjhar (Odisha), India
Lipsa Dash
Department of Home Science, Sambalpur University, BURLA (Odisha), India

Abstract


Women development plays an important role in nation's economy. The society can march towards development only when it accepts the women participation, grants responsibility and utilizes her ability. India has witnessed a positive transformation in women's employment and economic development. Present study was conducted among 110 working women of Keonjhar district of Odisha. Various degree of empowerment was observed in fields of social, financial, legal empowerment. The study revelled that decision making was most restricted in financial matters.

Keywords


Employed Women, Empowerment, Socio-Econimc Empowerment, Legal Awareness.

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