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Women’s Education as a Tool for Women’s Empowerment in India

Author(s) Jahanvi Sharma
Country India
Abstract In India, women's education is a key tool for advancing women's empowerment. Education gives women more possibilities to participate in society and the economy as well as information, skills, confidence, and understanding of their rights. It can enhance women's capacity to make choices regarding their personal, family, work, education, and health. By expanding access to jobs, financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and occupational skills, education also promotes economic empowerment. At the social level, it can promote women's involvement in family and community life and question established gender norms. Even though women's education in India has made significant strides, obstacles like poverty, early marriage, family duties, social attitudes, poor infrastructure, safety concerns, and the digital divide still limit educational chances.
The importance of education in the personal, social, economic, and civic empowerment of Indian women is examined in this paper. Major obstacles to women's education are also covered, along with a few government programs that promote girls' education. The study makes the case that while education is the cornerstone of women's empowerment, its advantages are amplified when it is accompanied by job prospects, social support, skill development, and legal protection.
Keywords Women’s Education, Women’s Empowerment, India, Economic Empowerment, Social Empowerment, Girls’ Education
Field Arts
Published In Volume 7, Issue 9, September 2026
Published On 2026-09-02
DOI https://doi.org/10.70528/IJLRP.v7.i9.2386

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