TY - JOUR T1 - Women Empowerment in India: A Contemporary Perspective AU - Veeragandham, Anusha AU - Kamesh, A.V.S. JO - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences VL - 14 IS - 9 SP - 3113 EP - 3118 PY - 2019 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1816-949x DO - jeasci.2019.3113.3118 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2019.3113.3118 KW - Empowerment KW -women empowerment KW -SHG KW -integrated capacity building KW -inequality KW -literature study KW -empowerment AB - Delivering multiple roles effortlessly every single day, women are undoubtedly the backbone of any society. Doting daughters, caring mothers, competent colleagues wide range of many other roles are played by women around us flawlessly with grace. However, they have been ignored fraction of the society in many parts of the world. This in turn has caused women at large to bear the burnt of inequality, oppression, financial dependability and other social evils. For centuries now, women have been living under bondage that restricts them from achieving professional as well as personal heights. Hence, the present study concentrates on women empowerment and related review of literature. The main objective of the study is to find the gap in women empowerment studies. A thorough literature study lead to the identification of some valid considerations (education, skill training, digital knowledge, access to resources) that help women to empower themselves. ER -