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SOCIO-ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN SELF-HELP GROUPS

    1 Author(s):  DR.M.ROJA. DR.C. SUJATHA

Vol -  7, Issue- 6 ,         Page(s) : 33 - 39  (2016 ) DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/IRJMSH

Abstract

In general literature says that empowerment refers to the ability of people to gain understanding and control over personal, social, economic and political forces in order to take action to improve their life situations. It is the process by which individuals and communities are enabled to take power and act effectively in gaining greater control, efficacy, and social justice in changing their lives and their environment. Central to empowerment process are actions which both build individual and collective assets, and improve the efficiency and fairness of the organizational and institutional context which govern the use of these assets. Empowerment is a social process, since it occurs in relationship to others, and it is a process along the continuum. Other aspects of empowerment may vary according to the specific context and people involved, but these three remain constant. How empowerment is understood also varies among perspectives and context.

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