ROLE OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN REAPING THE BENEFITS OF DEMOGRAPHIC DIVIDEND IN THE YEARS TO COME

RONA ELIZABETH KURIAN; TITTU ELIZABETH BIJU; P.K ARCHANA

Volume : VII, Issue : XII, December - 2018

ROLE OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN REAPING THE BENEFITS OF DEMOGRAPHIC DIVIDEND IN THE YEARS TO COME

Rona Elizabeth Kurian, Tittu Elizabeth Biju, P. K Archana

Abstract :

Empowerment of women is a procedure that helps women to recognize their capability, capacity, identity, strength, power and their application in their lives to emancipate them from the clutches of patriarchal society and its customs, traditions and practices. Literature review supports the view that empowerment of women (mother’s at large) has a constructive role to play in developing the children and reap the benefits of demographic dividend in the years to come. The present study is based on primary data collected from 50 samples through survey of households in the Kottayam District and secondary data collected from journals, newspapers, websites of ministries and departments of Government of India and press information bureau. The objectives of the study are: (i) to assess the role of women empowerment in improving the educational status of children (ii) to assess the role of women empowerment in ensuring the health status of children (iii) to assess the role of women empowerment in reducing the skewed child sex ratio. The results established the favourable impact that the empowered women can have on the development of children and thereby enabling the country to reap the benefits of the demographic dividend.