Determinants of Women’s Empowerment: an Extensive Review of Literature

Abstract

Background: The present study is based solely on existing literature. A qualitative study can be conducted to delve deeper into the specific aspects studied. Incorporating additional studies could yield more comprehensive results.

Purpose: Women are playing an important part in the overall growth of social system. Women’s economic and social contributions are essential for every nation’s development. Women empowerment refers to empowering or enabling women to make decisions in life and let them do what they want. Women empowerment is much more significant to any nation’s progress.

Methods: The current research approach is review-based descriptive research that relies heavily on secondary sources of data. The study looked at a number of research publications on the key determinants of women empowerment.

Results: An extensive past literature is reviewed in order to get final results of the study. The study came up with several determinants of women empowerment in the society.

Conclusions: Women have undergone and suffered much more in the male dominated society. Women became more aware of their importance as time passed. Women’s independence arrived as a breath of fresh air because they were not permitted to make decision making for them. There are several factors which affect the empowerment of women in the society.

  • Page Number : 1–8

  • Published Date : 2024-04-10

  • Keywords
    Economic development, Interdependence, Influence, Society, Sustainable development goals, Women empowerment

  • DOI Number
    10.15415/jtmge/2024.151001

  • Authors
    Rajwinder Kaur

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