Role of Education Towards Women Empowerment

“If you educate a man you educate a person, but if you educate a woman, you educate a family”.

Education is a reasonably good indication of development and the right of every individual to education is one of the first provisions of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights. But education is often neglected in societies struggling to meet the needs of their people. Education, of late has received greater priority as planners and policy makers have finally recognized it as a key factor in determining the pace of development. Women in India more than 50% of the country's human resources and their contributions are outstanding, for the nation's progress. The magnitude of female literacy is very high. Only 65.46 percent of women are literates as per 2011 census. The gender gap in literacy remains conspicuous, in spite of the rapid expansion of education system. Equal rights and opportunities are conferred on women in the Constitution of India. Several Plans, Policies and Programmes have been implemented in this regard. Yet, women in India have not taken full advantage of their rights and opportunities in practice. This paper attempts to highlight the initiatives taken by our country in the promotion of Women's education towards empowerment in India.