Status of Women Empowerment - A Study in the Rural Area of Muzaffarnagar

Introduction: Women empowerment is the empowerment of women, which helps them to take their own decisions by breaking all personal limitations of the society and family. Freedom of movement outside home is an important aspect of women’s autonomy and empowerment. The overall health of the society cannot improve without the involvement of women. Empowering women is to make them independent in all aspects from mind, thought, rights, decisions, etc., by leaving all the social and family limitations. It is to bring equality in the society for both male and female in all areas. Women empowerment is very necessary to make the future of the family, society and country bright. Women need fresh and more capable environment so that they can take their own right decisions in every area whether for themselves, family, society or country. In order to make the country fully developed, women empowerment is an essential tool to get the goal of development. Objectives: To assess the status of women empowerment in the study area; to suggest measures to improve the level of involvement of women in various issues impacting the health of the society. Study Design: Descriptive study. Involvement of all women aged 25 and above (married/divorced/widowed). Area of study is rural Muzaffarnagar. Sample size – 200 (purposive sampling). Semi-structured interview schedule.