Study of Political Empowerment of Women in Cooch Behar District of West Bengal

Empowerment is the trend of the 1990s and has become the most common growth phenomena, especially with regard to women Empowerment is a crucial response to many social problems, such as high population development, environmental degradation, etc. It is defined as “giving power to “creating power within” and “enabling”, which is a multi-dimensional process that enables individuals and groups in all spheres of life to become aware of their full identity and power. Women are an essential part of every economy. All round advancement and harmonious growth of a nation can be achieved only when women are considered as equal partners in progress with men. In its essence, it is multidimensional and encompasses economic, political, legal, social / cultural, personal and family aspects. Of all these aspects of women development, economic empowerment is of utmost importance to uphold development of a society. This paper reflects Political Empowerment of Women in Cooch Behar district of West Bengal.