A STUDY ON THE CONSTRAINTS MILITATING AGAINST THE ATTAINMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN INDIA

The present study has been examined to know the status of Women’s empowerment and the constraints of women empowerment in India. This paper is an explanatory one. The examination involves the desk review of literature, reports and books. The reviews and the findings of different articles have been brought together is this paper for effective and collaborated conclusion. World Economic Forum’s Gender Calculate has also been used to have a broader and realistic demarcation of gender and to overview the present status of women in India among other countries of the world. Broadly, the constraints have been divided into economic, social and political constraints which block fullest attainment of women empowerment in the country. Immediate and effective measures should be taken to substitute all weakness and wipe out constrains, and support women for attainment of fullest empowerment in the country.