Understanding gender in the Indian context has always been a daunting task,
largely due to the complex social structure characterized by myriad combinations
of tradition and modernity. The present volume is an effort to map various
issues and challenges confronting the universal task of gender parity. Various
strategies to empower women, such as political rights and movements, economic
freedom and identity assertion seem to be falling short of achievement of the
desired goal. Divided into three sections, various contributions take cognizance
of diversity of women issues and their concerns. An attempt is made to present
the process of women empowerment in India based on empirical research carried
out