The present paper is an attempt to analyze the status of gender inequality in North East India using various indicators based on secondary data. The study reveals that the northeast is better off than that of the nation as a whole in terms of gender equality. However inequality between women and...

The present paper is an attempt to analyze the status of women vis-à-vis men and their empowerment in terms of various socioeconomic and political indicators such as access to education, employment, household decision making power, financial autonomy, freedom of movement, exposure to media,...

Empowerment of women is considered as one of the most important responsibilities of every government. Till recently very little attention was given to empowerment issues or ways in which both empowerment and sustainability aims could be accommodated. Women’s access to savings and credit gives...

Abstract Gender equality by 2030 requires critical activity to dispense with the many main drivers of discrimination that despite everything abridge women's rights in private and public circles. For instance, discriminatory laws need to change and enactment received to proactively propel...

Real development process can only happen when a in the modern world considers the balance that exists between male and female. However in developing countries, they are very much deprived. The most famous way to bridge the gap is through Gender Budget Initiatives. First step towards this goal...

The plight of women in rural India in socioeconomic and political spheres is more depressed than that of their urban counterparts. Although these women have been contributing significantly to the social and economic progress of the country, their participation in development programmes has not...