A Critical Study on the Role of Education in the Empowerment of Women in India

Abstract

Education is commonly seen as a barometer of women’s status and, more significantly, as a catalyst for their empowerment. Women have an important role in a society's well-being, and education is the key to unlocking the golden door of development and welfare. Women’s education is critical for a country’s future growth because, its women mostly educate the future of a country. Women’s empowerment has become a major topic in today’s world of globalization. Now whether there is a western society or a Muslim World, at all the forums including United Nations Organization, women’s rights, and issues regarding women empowerment are being discussed. It has been the concern of all the countries to draw out their women from provincial culture and trying to utilize them as skilled human resources. The basic objective of this article is to highlight the need of women empowerment and role of education.