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THE FACTORS INFLUENCING ON EMPOWERMENT OF SALT PAN WOMEN WORKERS IN THOOTHUKUDI DISTRICT

. SR.A.SHUNMUGAVADIVU and Dr.J.KAMALA JULIET ISAAC


Abstract

Women play major roles during various stages of their life as a daughter, sister, wife and mother etc. In spite of her contribution to citizenry, she still belongs to a backward class on account of varied social, political, economic and psychological barriers and impediments. There’s a significant dichotomy in our lives between our ideals and reality, which is especially painful and particularly when it involves the status of women in our country. Women still suffer from discrimination, exploitation and victimization. Empowerment may be a process that permits women to realize access to, and control of, material, intellectual and human resources. Empowerment is that the redistribution of power that challenges patriarchal ideology and male dominance.Women empowerment has been studied nowadays the incorporation of women into the development process and their participation in economic activities along with men, have been gaining importance in many national development plans. In today’s world, one cannot think of a society without any contribution from women. For the welfare of any society, condition of women both urban and rural has to be improved. The study concluded that the factors influencing on salt pan women workers empowerment are Education and skill development, employment and decision making, economic security, social protection in public life, enhancing the use of technology to help women  workers in achieving empower in society.

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