Vol. 5, Issue 12, Part F (2019)

Abstract
This article provides an overview on empowerment of women in India, including the definition, indicators, factors determine empowerment of women, and the role of SHGs in empowering women through credit facilities. It would help to develop a suitable indicator for measuring the empowerment of women for the present investigation. Therefore, this chapter chiefly focuses on meaning and need of women empowerment in India, conceptualization and definition of women empowerment, various indicators to judge women empowerment at the worldwide level, various literature relating to past studies conducted on measurement of empowerment, the levels of women empowerment and factors determining empowerment, necessity to organize groups for women empowerment, etc.