Social and Economic Empowerment of Women: A Case Study
Author : Dr. Gautam Patikar
Abstract :
Sustainable growth of India, no doubt depends on Inclusive Growth strategy where by growth would emphasize a more equitable distribution of income as well as building capabilities for attaining better health, education and occupation. Inclusive Growth is a process in which economic growth measured by a sustained extension in national income, contributes to an enlargement of the scale and scope of all dimensions. Taking up the particular case of Nagaland, men and women are equally dominating in every sphere of economy or society. Therefore, it is leading to a situation of fair or impartial Growth. However, women of Nagaland are put behind men for strategizing Inclusive Growth pattern. The sole objective of this paper is to identify a gap between men and women in terms of capability, security, employment statue and land holding. This study is a descriptive one based on secondary data. Dissimilarity index has been computed to derive the differences between men and women for literacy, sex ratio and employment status. The major findings of the study reveal that the literacy rate between men and women is 10 percent and the sex ratio difference is 23 between 1991 and 2001 census and 22 between 2001 and 2011 census. With regard to employment status Duncun Dissimilarity is 3 percent between male and female. However, the land holding pattern of women in Nagaland is found to be impressive. Yet, along with efforts at removing cultural and social obstacles through public awareness, enhancing economic development and improving women’s capabilities as well as their access to economic opportunity appear to be the key to enhancing progress toward gender equality and ultimately to inclusive growth.
Keywords :
Women empowerment, inclusive growth, literacy, sex ratio, work participation
