A Study on Empowerment Quotient of Women in Agriculture Sector - An Empirical Study

Abstract

India is going to emerge as one of the most developed nations by 2020 with women contributing greatly to it. Women in the agricultural sector play a crucial role in the economic growth of the country. Women in rural areas of the country can influence the other illiterate women to get empowered. This in turn will have a snowball effect in financial and economic terms thereby bringing down gender disparity. For women empowerment, this sector must experience a chain of reforms. This study attempts to investigate the impact of the empowerment quotients on the agricultural women and at the same time study their financial prudence. This study also checks whether the UN sustainable development goals are possible to achieve in India by 2030. The study has some suggestions (such as digital footprints, financial inclusion, demographic dividend reaping, and so on).