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Does Higher Education Influence on Women Empowerment? A Perceptual Study


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1 Assistant Professor, University Evening College, Mangalore University, India
2 Assistant Professor, Institute of Management and Commerce, Srinivas University, Karnataka, India
3 Guest Faculty, Department of Commerce and Management, Mangalore University, India
4 Guest Faculty, Department of Commerce, Mangalore University, India
 

In today’s world higher education is crucial not only as a source of knowledge but also as a means to increase one’s employability. Even though this statement holds good for both men and women, higher education has a more predominant role in the life of woman because higher education not only promotes the financial stability of women but also boost self-confidence and independence in her personality. In order to understand to what extent higher education influences the various aspects of women empowerment namely Social, Psychological, Economic, Political and Educational, a perceptual study of women with higher education has been undertaken in Karnataka. A multiple regression analysis was used to check the influence of higher education on women empowerment and depicted the path analysis using Structured Equation Model. The study revealed that higher education significantly influences the overall empowerment of women and it also exhibited that there is no association between women’s perception on overall empowerment among demographic parameter except monthly income.

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Higher Education, Women Empowerment, Perception
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Authors

Abhinandan Kulal
Assistant Professor, University Evening College, Mangalore University, India
Abhishek N.
Assistant Professor, Institute of Management and Commerce, Srinivas University, Karnataka, India
Sanath Kumar
Guest Faculty, Department of Commerce and Management, Mangalore University, India
Gururaj P.
Guest Faculty, Department of Commerce, Mangalore University, India

Abstract


In today’s world higher education is crucial not only as a source of knowledge but also as a means to increase one’s employability. Even though this statement holds good for both men and women, higher education has a more predominant role in the life of woman because higher education not only promotes the financial stability of women but also boost self-confidence and independence in her personality. In order to understand to what extent higher education influences the various aspects of women empowerment namely Social, Psychological, Economic, Political and Educational, a perceptual study of women with higher education has been undertaken in Karnataka. A multiple regression analysis was used to check the influence of higher education on women empowerment and depicted the path analysis using Structured Equation Model. The study revealed that higher education significantly influences the overall empowerment of women and it also exhibited that there is no association between women’s perception on overall empowerment among demographic parameter except monthly income.

Keywords


Higher Education, Women Empowerment, Perception

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.23862/kiit-parikalpana%2F2023%2Fv19%2Fi1%2F220827