Violent incidence against women ….. A challenge to women empowerment

The empowerment of women concerns women gaining control and power over their own lives. It involves awareness raising, building self confidence, expansions of choices, increase access to and control over resources. Empowerment should come from within, women empower themselves. Inputs to promote the empowerment of women should facilitate the articulation of their needs and priorities and more active role in promoting these needs and increase. Violence against women is a pandemic that knows no boundaries of culture, geography, age or wealth. Yet, it is generally down played by the public as social processes continue to support men's societal dominance. In this regard the present study is confined to bring out the nature of causes and its consequences of domestic violence on women. The study also explores the tortures, harassments, humiliation, troubles and discrimination on women and instability in the family life. Within the activities to study the causes and conditions of present crisis, degradation of social life in this region. Further this study identifies the barriers for sustained family life and women empowerment in the study area.