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Women are often subjected to the double burden of earning for the family and caring for the children but they are also often excluded from many opportunities that can be availed only by males. In recent years, momentum has been gathering all over the world, demanding gender equality and push for equal representation of women in all spheres of activity. Women’s empowerment and their full participating on the basis of equality in all spheres of society are fundamental for the achievement of equality, development and peace. The status of women in society is directly linked with social and cultural traditions, stages of economic development achieved, educational levels, attitude of the society towards women, social and religious taboos, women’s own awareness and political attainments for women in society. The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia.

The book discusses four features of women: Women in Socio-Economic Field, Women in Micro-Finance and Self Help Groups, Women in Entrepreneurship and Women in Education. Definitely, the volume will give the present scenario of women of different parts of the country and also give clue for their all-round development so as to equalize them with men. It consists of twenty papers collected from different scholars from different corners of the country.