Higher Education and Women Empowerment: An Indian Perspective Dr. Singh Ajay Pratap*, Singh Preeti** *Assistant Professor, Management (HR) Department, Tecnia Institute of Advanced Studies, Delhi **Manager, CSD, Excel Printers Pvt.Ltd., Delhi Online published on 7 May, 2014. Abstract Education is a powerful tool of social transformation and empowerment. Hence, education for women has to be paid special attention. Greater access for women to education must be ensured in the educational system. Once the women complete their higher education, they are better informed; they have the mastery over the subject/issues and have better control over themselves thus making them self reliant. This paper presents the development and present scenario of higher education for women in India and also identifies the role of higher education for the empowerment of women. Further, paper discusses the possible reasons for low access of women to higher education and recommendations thereof to maximize the same thus leading to women empowerment. Top Keywords Empowerment, Higher Education, Gross Enrolment Ratio (G.E.R), Compound Annual Growth Rate (C.A.G.R). Top |
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