Role of education in women empowerment.

Empowerment is considered to be a means for creating social environment in which vital decisions may be taken and choice could be taken to bring social transformation. It strengthens the innate ability through acquiring knowledge, power and experience. The empowerment of women has become one of important issues of current period. It is considered that women should stand equal to men in terms of education, livelihood, health and all other parameters. The education of women plays an important role in the advancement of society. In the words of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, “If you educate a man you educate an individual, however, if you educate a woman you educate a whole family. Women empowered means mother India empowered” (Bhat, 2015; Tamilselvi, 2018). Education is a milestone of women empowerment because it enables them to respond to the challenges, to confront their traditional role and change their life. It assists in bringing equality and works as a means to improve their status within family, society and politico-economic system. This Paper seeks to highlight various dimensions of empowerment of women through education.