Education: A Key Factor of Women Empowerment

Education is the backbone of a nation. A nation can never be progressed if its women are not educated. Discrimination and inequality for women from womb to tomb is well known. Women strength comes from the process of empowerment and empowerment will come from the education. In Vedic age Women had right to be educated like men. They had right to perform ‘yajna’ like male ‘Ṛṣi’ ¹. In the mediaeval age the position of women decreased at bottom. In modern era, in spite of several legislative regulations and acts, the education discrimination between men and women still exists. In India we worship various goddesses in the form of mother, daughter etc. But only respecting women can never fulfill the development of a nation. In order to provide equal status in the society women need to be educated to unlock the golden door of empowerment. Therefore the purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of literacy and education on empowerment of women as well as the affirmative suggestions to improve the changes that need to be considered for women empowerment and economic development.