Economic Empowerment of Women

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Economic empowerment in the new millennium. 3. The status of women. 4. Working class women and changing ideologies. 5. Contesting gender narratives. 6. Acts of borrowing into acts of empowerment. 7. Women’s knowledge to develop economic literacy.

Gone are the days when the life of an average Indian woman was restricted to just the household work, today Indian women are not just working shoulder to shoulder with men but also outshining them in various walks of life. This book is a dedicated account of the transition of the Indian women from a home maker to an empowered partner that works at an equal level to its male counterparts to support the family and lead it towards a better lifestyle. This book captures the insights economic empowerment of women in the new millennium, the status of women in society, and the changing ideologies.